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pan out

verb

  1. informal(intr, adverb) to work out; turn out; result

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Turn out well, succeed, as in If I don't pan out as a musician, I can always go back to school. This expression alludes to washing gold from gravel in a pan. [Mid-1800s]
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A surprise Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2022, Maria has a game made for a grass court - but even she could not have thought her week would pan out like this.

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But so far, it hasn't panned out that way for Reform UK, which isn't involved in any formal coalitions, pacts or deals in areas where there were local elections this year.

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Let's see how the next few races pan out.

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So how that part of the tariff deal will pan out remains uncertain.

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"Bit by bit strategy started to pan out and the car really came alive when I got on to the medium tyres and a great call at the end," Hamilton said.

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