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Meanings of work the thing in English

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Usage of work the thing in English
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Nor can I imagine trying to work the thing to turn the page.
The Irish Times
2
But I have a hankering to work the thing out on my own.
The Haunted Bookshop
3
She didn't work the thing out in detail; didn't want to.
The Real Adventure
4
But then I'll find a job and work the thing out some way.
Children of the Whirlwind
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I've seen Ned work the thing, and may be able to start it.
Boy Scouts in the Philippines; Or, The Key to the Treaty Box
6
Posing as a reformer-that'sthe way such renegades work the thing.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
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You want to work the thing on a big scale.
Gossamer
8
It was as Pierre had said: the woman would work the thing out for herself.
Pierre and His People: Tales of the Far North. Volume 4.
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As it was, Phips had to work the thing out according to his own lights.
The Trail of the Sword, Volume 3
10
There was no good trying to work the thing out suddenly, he wasn't clever enough.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 3
11
I shall come out of this place to-morrow, and we will work the thing up.
Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat: A Story of Travel and Ad...
12
They won't be able to work the thing.
A Hazard of New Fortunes — Volume 1
13
Do you ever work the thing out to its proper values-seeit as it really is?
The Obstacle Race
14
We'll have to raise money to work the thing upon this, and maybe there'll be difficulties.
A Millionaire of Yesterday
15
I felt that it might be possible for me to work the thing, given a better chance.
My Name is Legion
16
We shall work the thing between us.
The Castle Of The Shadows
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