Work out meaning in English

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Definition

to work out (a deal): to negotiate, to find, to agree on (a deal) verb
(I hope) things will work out: (I hope) a solution is found, (I hope) everything ends well idiom
to work out (sport): to do physical exercise (running, cycling, going to a gym, etc) idiom

Examples

  • "Even if things don't work out at Delavigne, I'll still have a nest-egg here."
  • "I've had several roommates over the past 3 months that did not work out, so now I am hoping to find "the perfect housemate."
  • "Jean : I don't work out."
  • "I don't think this is going to work out, so unless you can convince me that we're compatible in the next 15 seconds, I think we should just stop right now."
  • "thing with Democracy doesn't work out."
  • "Sorry it didn't work out."
  • "Well Doctor, I would offer you a very generous package if everything works out."
  • "I'm sure things will work themselves out."
  • "(A handkerchief held in front of the mouth and nose would work out at just 40 cents per unit."
Exercise 1
"Even if things don't work out at Delavigne, I'll still have a nest-egg here."

How could this be expressed differently, without changing the meaning?
"Even if things don't work out at Delavigne, I'll still have a nest-egg here."

How could this be expressed differently, without changing the meaning?
This is incorrect. Hannah is not saying that Delavigne will refuse to pay for her flat if she has financial problems. In any case no sane company would ever consider doing this.
This is correct. Hannah is saying that if she loses her job at Delavigne, the money she has invested in her flat will provide some savings for her. A "nest egg" is usually a sum of money held in reserve and is synonymous with "savings". Example: Every month I put money towards a nest-egg so that I can retire at 50. In this context "to work out" means to develop in a good or specified way, for example: Bob's new computer program didn't work out, and it crashed the whole server.
This is incorrect. Hannah is not saying that if she loses her job and flat that she can stay with her family. A "nest egg" is not synonymous with a "nest" which is a little home where birds sleep.
This is incorrect. Hannah is not saying that if she doesn't work hard she will lose her job. The phrasal verb "to work out" is not synonymous with "working hard".

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