work/iron out the kinks
idiom
: to try to fix the small problems or flaws
We just installed a new computer program, and we're still working/ironing out the kinks.
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Netflix looks ready to be a player in live sports, with WWE giving it a weekly way to work out the kinks.
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know Maiz de la Vida opens officially Oct. 7 after a few days of private friends and family services to work out the kinks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
Thus, coaches spent the long weekend back in the facility looking to work out the kinks.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Some of their struggles could be attributed to rust, or a new group of players still trying to build comradery and work out the kinks.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
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Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
What to know Maiz de la Vida opens officially Oct. 7 after a few days of private friends and family services to work out the kinks.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
Thus, coaches spent the long weekend back in the facility looking to work out the kinks.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Some of their struggles could be attributed to rust, or a new group of players still trying to build comradery and work out the kinks.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for work/iron out the kinks
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