dope out
(tr, adverb) US slang to devise, solve, or contrive: to dope out a floor plan
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How to use dope out in a sentence
"We'll have to dope out some way to get something to eat," said Mercer.
The Fire People | Ray CummingsAt any rate, we must now put our heads together and dope out just what to do in this smuggling case.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers | Claude A. LabelleMr. Rogers and Ill dope out something yet, wont we, Mr. Rogers?
Boy Scouts in Glacier Park | Walter Prichard EatonFrom what you know about it already, you ought to be able to dope out a pretty good heat ray.
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattThere was probably some detail of his discovery they couldn't dope out, and had decided to force him into telling them.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931 | Various
Other Idioms and Phrases with dope out
Work or figure out, as in I've been trying to dope out this new computer program. [Slang; c. 1900]
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