Found 2 items, similar to pan out.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pan out pan out v 1: be a success; “The idea panned out” 2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: pan, pan off]
English → English (gcide) Definition: pan out pan out \pan` out"\ (p[a^]n`out"), 1. v. i. To succeed; as, the project didn't pan out. [PJC] 2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster]