hash over

Idioms  

1. Also, hash out. Discuss carefully, review, as in Let's hash over these plans again, or The department was hashing out the new syllabus. This idiom uses the verb hash in the sense of “cut into small pieces,” a usage dating from the mid-1700s.

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Example Sentences

That backlash has been exhaustively hashed over ever since, with critics often dividing the Armstrong legacy in two.

From New York Times

We also like to look backward, to hash over the conflicts and contradictions of democracy at a historical remove.

From New York Times

There is much to hash over in this episode but space for only one last question: What is the final verdict on “Better Call Saul”?

From New York Times

Jon Macks of Haymarket, Va., shared a story from his daughter-in-law, whose young daughters were jabbering away in the back seat of her car, endlessly hashing over the same subject.

From Washington Post

In late 2019, he started a podcast called “The Ben and Caeleb Show” with best friend Ben Kennedy in which they hash over everything from hummus to building tables to making a bed.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• argue
• confer
• consider
• debate
• deliberate
• examine
• explain
• review
• take up