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Discover LudwigThe phrase "square it with" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used when you want to reconcile or make something consistent with another thing, often in terms of opinions or actions. Example: "I need to square it with my boss before making any decisions about the project."
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The only question was how to square it with Turkey".
There may be no way to square it with Turkey.
I can square it with Franks, if he's still conscious.
How do people square it with their "government is bad, private industry is good" beliefs?
How do you square it with such an anti-immigration stance which I know we both agree should be reversed?
How do you square it with an urge from Cabinet Ministers to walk away from the European Union?
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He invites his father to move in with his family, without squaring it with Jane.
Squaring it with a politics that insists on the validity of scientific viewpoints inconsistent with rigorously reviewed, well-accepted research is another matter.
I only stayed a day and Valery moaned because my chairman Karl Oyston had given me the job without squaring it with him first!
This, however, resulted in a complex legacy where those who praise his social and economic reforms (see below) have a hard time squaring it with his often-undemocratic politics.
Keating hated money, and was embarrassed when his fraudulent Samuel Palmers returned a profit; he treated himself to a moped, then squared it with his conscience by doubling the wages of his char lady.
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