shakes out
Becomes clear finally
Shakes out describes how something ultimately develops or resolves: Let's see how this shakes out before we decide.
The image is of shaking a container to let contents settle into their final arrangement.
It can also mean to reveal hidden details through investigation or time: The audit shook out some accounting irregularities.
- shakeoutElimination of weaker players
- disentangleFree from snarls
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- clarifyMake something understandable
clears up · outcome · sieving · emerge · comes to light · unfold · settle · falls into place · dislodge · refine · sort · filter · crystallize · wait and see · transpire · reveal · determine · evolve