hammer out

Complicating all this is the fact that there are many places where a deal is yet to be hammered out – most notably Canada and Taiwan.

They have apparently been negotiating with Republicans over the past few months to try to hammer out some kind of compromise — and they have gotten nowhere.

Next steps will include hammering out labor contracts for Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon, which can provide job protections.

Complicating all this is the fact that there are many countries where a deal is yet to be hammered out – most notably Canada and Taiwan.

Every fourth or fifth joke has the air of having been hammered out on an anvil, and a few might have been better left in the smithery.