Example
“We're ironing out the kinks in the checkout flow before the public launch.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
strike while the iron is hot
Neutral · CEFR B2
to act quickly while the opportunity exists
easier said than done
Neutral · CEFR B1
Something that sounds simple to do but is actually hard.
for the time being
Neutral · CEFR B1
temporarily, until circumstances change
back to square one
Neutral · CEFR B2
to return to the beginning of a task after an attempt has failed
back to the drawing board
Neutral · CEFR B2
to start planning or designing again after an idea or attempt has failed
band-aid fix
Informal · CEFR B2
a hasty, temporary solution that patches a symptom without addressing the root cause
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.