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View synonyms for pan out
pan out
verb
- informal.intr, adverb to work out; turn out; result
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Turn out well, succeed, as in If I don't pan out as a musician, I can always go back to school . This expression alludes to washing gold from gravel in a pan. [Mid-1800s]Advertisement
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