figure it out
Work it through
To figure something out is to solve a problem, understand something confusing, or find a way forward through effort or reasoning.
The phrase often implies working through uncertainty without clear guidance: I don't have instructions, but I'll figure it out.
It can be dismissive when directed at others: That's your problem—figure it out.
- solveFind the answer
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- unravelSeparate intertwined strands
- deduceReach by reasoning
crack the code · work out · put two and two together · problem · riddle · connect the dots · piece together · aha · eureka · brainstorm · think outside the box · tinker · struggle · lightbulb · click · grasp · make sense of · untangle
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- Thinking phrasesI think, I believe, in my opinion, I wonder, I suppose
- math expressionsdo the math, add up, crunch numbers, number crunching, number cruncher
- skill idiomsknow the ropes, cut the mustard, on the ball, sharp as a tack, jack of all trades
- learning processbeginner stage, trial and error, learn by doing, orientation, onboarding
figure it outdraw a blank
Fail to remember
hit a wall · miss the point · give up · throw in the towel · misunderstand
figure it outlet it go
Cease fixating on something
give up · quit · throw in the towel · leave it alone · surrender
figure, figures, figured, figuring, figuration, figurative, figuratively, configure, configuration