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figure out idiom

Discover or determine, as in Let's figure out a way to help. [Early 1900s]
Solve or decipher, as in Can you figure out this puzzle? [Early 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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