PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS (مـشـاكـل و حـلـول)

:مـشـاكـل و حـلـول

• Problem/Trouble is that…

• The problem is clear. So is the solution.

• A problem which pressed for solution.

• An unresolvable/solvable/ easy-to-fix problem.

• Unstructured problems.

• Teething troubles.

• An obstinate/persistent/ worrisome/severe problem.

• A real/false problem.

• An intractable problem.

• A fast-track solution.

• A partial solution.

• A temporary/interim solution.

• A once-and-for-all solution.

• An end-to-end solution.

• A stopgap solution.

• A last-minute solution.

• An elegant solution.

• Viable solutions.

• A tried-and-tested solution.

• Workable solutions are harder than ever to come by.

• Nonsolutions.

• Anything we do will be nowhere near enough to stop the problem.

• To raise enormous problems.

• To assess/cope with the magnitude of the problem.

• He has been trying to + V, although largely unsuccessfully.

• To work out a solution.

• To sort out a problem/a situation without further ado.

• To untangle a mess.

• To tackle the double/twin problem of…

• To resolve a multisided or multifaceted/multi-dimensional problem.

• This is confronted by both…and…alike.

• To erase/clear away an obstacle.

• To be faced with an agonising dilemma.

• To monitor/circumvent/ correct/rectify a problem.

• To overcome the difficulties/ hurdles.

• To contain/compound the problem,…

• To complicate matters/ things further,…

• To make matters worse,…

• Adding fuel to the fire,…

• (And) what’s worse,…

• To clear/leap/get past or over the first hurdle.

• To fall at the first hurdle.

• There is another hurdle to cross.

• The hurdles that we confront.

• To break down/overcome artificial/cultural barriers.

• To be encountered/ confronted/faced with a huge/monumental problem.

• To face/correct stubborn difficulties.

• To wrestle with/turn away from the thorny problem of…

• To meet/confront/face a formidable/stiff challenge.

• To take up/accept a challenge.

• An in-your-face challenge.

• In open/blatant defiance of…

• Enormous/huge challenges.

• An enormously difficult problem/challenge.

• To effectively rise to the challenges of…

• An enormous/overwhelming /phenomenal success.

• To overcome a handicap.

• To squarely face/evade sth.

• To try to smooth things over.

• To pose/soft-pedal or minimize/ameliorate a problem.

• To land sb in trouble.

• To run into problems/ difficulties.

• To get in(to)/look for/invite trouble.

• To get (sb) into so much trouble.

• To cause s.o. a lot of problems.

• To face the consequences.

• To save all this trouble,…

• To face the formidable task of…

• To grapple with a problem.

• …is excruciatingly difficult.

• In the face of/In response to the problem,…

• …, a problem which we have to face up to.

• A major problem area.

• The essence/core/cause of the problem.

• The source of the trouble.

• A source of worry.

• The heart of the matter/ problem.

• His problems emanate/ stem from…

• At the root of the problem is…

• To tackle a problem at its roots.

• To get to/tackle the root of the problem.

• To discover/eliminate the root-cause of a problem.

• The trouble came/arose when…

• To address/meet this problem,…

• To get over difficulties.

• One way around this problem is to + V.

• To get around this problem,…

• The right way to go about this is to…

• It stands as a major barrier to progress.

• This is a very serious handicap to development.

• This poses a persistent handicap to sth.

• An insurmountable/ insuperable barrier.

• To get tangled in the web of…

• To help untangle the problems that arise.

• To fish into troubled/murky waters.

• To rub salt in the wound.

• To add insult to injury,… – Adding insult to injury,…

• It takes a super-human effort to + V.

• To put s.o.’s mind at rest.

• To get one’s mind for a little off money/family problems.

• Knotty social problems.

• Our troubles are over now.

• However hard we try to + V…, some difficulties still subsist.

• It’s a very alarming picture.

• …to be used, if all else fails, to + V.

• …without recourse to sth.

• …for curing what ails X.

• This presents no problem as long as…

• To concentrate too much on sth at the expense/to the detriment/at the risk of another.

• To consider things on a case-by-case basis.

• This has to be given the recognition it deserves.

• To make well thought-out decisions.