pan out
verb- To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
- To proceed according to plan; to result or end up with an acceptable outcome or in an acceptable form. · We'll see what pans out from the arbitration process.
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'None the less,' said he, 'that is just what you will do if things pan out as I planned them.' I thought he was joking, but there was a powerful lot of meaning in the words, as I was soon to discover.
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