Collocations for "problem"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "problem" in context.
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problem
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [back, leg, shoulder] problems
- [legal, financial, relationship, business, technical, health, emotional] problems
- think we have a [serious, big, major] problem
- is a common problem amongst
- my biggest problem is that
- solve a [math, numbers, word] problem
- [identify, locate, discuss, talk about] the problem
- [sort out, resolve, overcome, get round, fix] a problem
- get to the [root, cause] of the problem
- am having problems at [home, work, school]
- problems associated with [stress, work]
- the [money, distance, amount] is a problem
- get [bogged down, frustrated] with problems
- this is [bound, likely] to cause problems
- all [experienced, had] the same problem
- have got problems [walking, driving, eating, going to the toilet]
- there's a problem with my [computer, TV, homework]
- the problem with her is (that)
- the problem with [getting, having, going, traveling]
- the problem of [finding, calculating, making, doing]
- but the only problem is
- there is only one problem (with that idea)
- (just) what is your problem?
- [no, not a] problem!
- problem-solving
- a problem child
'problem' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acknowledge
- address
- advise
- aircraft
- airplane
- alcohol
- anger
- approach
- aspect
- assessment
- attack
- attitude
- avoid
- awareness
- back
- bash
- become
- being
- big
- booking
- bottom
- bring
- call
- capacity
- cause
- center
- chew
- chiefly
- city
- clarity
- complicated
- compound
- concentrate
- concern
- confront
- conquer
- consistency
- contemplate
- contemporary
- core
- correct
- crave
- cure
- daddy
- deal
- deep
- demand
- deviation
- devise
- diagnosis