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1. to do things that need doing
2. to deal with a problem or difficult situation
3. to deal successfully with a difficult situation
4. to deal with a difficult situation in a particular way
5. when there are difficult problems that you must deal with
6. a particular way of dealing with something
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solve a problem: ⇨ SOLVE
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 ⇨ PROBLEM
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1. to do things that need doing
■deal with /ˈdiːl wɪð/ transitive phrasal verb
  ▪ to decide what needs to be done and make sure that it is done:
  Who is dealing with the accommodation arrangements for the conference?
  I spend most of my working day dealing with customer inquiries.
  I’m sorry I’m late. I had an urgent call to deal with.
■see to/attend to /ˈsiː tuː, əˈtend tuː/ transitive phrasal verb
  ▪ to deal with all the practical details of something that needs to be done or organized:
  I’ll join you later - there are a few things I need to see to at the office first.
  My brother attended to all the funeral arrangements.
  You’d better get someone to see to that leaking pipe.
  see to it that
  I’ll see to it that everything is ready on the day.
■take care of /ˌteɪk ˈkeər ɒv/ verb phrase
  ▪ to make sure that arrangements are made or work is completed, especially when you do this for someone else so that they do not need to worry about it:
  My secretary will take care of the details.
  Shall I take care of your mail for you while you are away?
  it/everything is taken care of
  someone has dealt with it for you
  Don’t worry about your passport and visa - it’s all taken care of.
■leave it to me /ˌliːv ɪt tə ˈmiː/ spoken
  ▪ say this to tell someone that you will be responsible for making arrangements or for doing something that needs doing:
  ‘We need to make sure the others know where we’ll be meeting.’ ‘Leave it to me. I’ll phone them when I get home.’
■process /ˈprəʊsesǁˈprɑː-/ transitive verb usually in passive
  ▪ if an organization such as a government department processes a letter, an official document, or formal process etc, it deals with it:
  You should allow two weeks for your visa application to be processed.
  Computers have given banks the power to process millions of transactions a day.
■follow up British /follow up on American /ˌfɒləʊ ˈʌp, ˌfɒləʊ ˈʌp ɒnǁˌfɑː-/ transitive phrasal verb
  ▪ to take further action in order to deal with a complaint, request, letter etc:
  I got your e-mail but I’m afraid I forgot to follow it up.
  Our rule is that the complaints department must follow up a letter within two days.
  Following up on recommendations made last year, the president called for the more efficient use of resources.

2. to deal with a problem or difficult situation
■tackle /ˈtækəl/ transitive verb
  ▪ to begin to deal with a problem in a determined way, especially a big or complicated problem:
  Many schools are now trying to tackle the problem of drug abuse.
  The new laws are aimed at tackling unemployment.
  tackle something head on
  deal with something in a direct and determined way
  Police forces in the area are trying to tackle car crime head on.
■handle /ˈhændl/ transitive verb
  ▪ to deal with a problem or a difficult situation, especially in an effective or confident way:
  There were a few problems, but nothing I couldn’t handle.
  A lot of people find it difficult to handle criticism.
  handle something well/badly
  The whole situation has been very badly handled.
  It’s her first year as a doctor, but she is handling the pressures of the job very well.
■sort out /ˌsɔːʳt ˈaʊt/ transitive phrasal verb especially British
  ▪ to deal with small but difficult problems that are causing trouble or preventing you from doing something:
  I spent the weekend sorting out my tax affairs.
  We’ll have to sort your immigration status out before we can offer you a job.
  sort yourself out
  deal with any personal problems you have
  I decided to take a week’s holiday to try and sort myself out.
■grapple with /ˈgræpəl wɪð/ transitive phrasal verb not in passive
  ▪ to try hard to deal with a difficult problem or situation, especially for a long time:
  The authorities have been grappling with the problem for a decade, but cars still choke the streets in the rush hour.
  There is no environmental policy in a country that is still grappling with increasing poverty.
■take the bull by the horns /teɪk ðə ˌbʊl baɪ ðə ˈhɔːʳnz/ verb phrase
  ▪ to deal with a difficult situation or problem in a quick, confident, and determined way:
  Helena decided to take the bull by the horns and organize the show herself.

3. to deal successfully with a difficult situation
■manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ intransitive/transitive verb
  ▪ to deal successfully with a fairly difficult but ordinary situation:
  ‘How did you manage while you were unemployed?’ ‘Luckily, I had some savings.’
  I’ll be away for a week, do you think you can manage on your own?
  Helen was always a difficult child. None of her teachers knew how to manage her.
  The seminar discusses typical work-related problems and strategies to manage them.
■cope /kəʊp/ intransitive verb
  ▪ to succeed in dealing with difficult problems in your life, your job, or your relationships:
  It’s a tough job but I’m sure he’ll cope.
  cope with
  When I got back from holiday, I had an enormous backlog of work to cope with.
  cope emotionally/financially/psychologically etc
  The kids were very young and it was difficult to cope financially.
  cope well/successfully/nicely etc
  People who cope successfully with difficult situations usually look ahead and anticipate the circumstances.
■get through /ˈget θruː/ transitive phrasal verb
  ▪ to live through an unhappy or unpleasant time in your life, and deal with the problems that it brings:
  Her friends helped her to get through the first awful weeks after Bill died.
■have something under control /hæv something ˌʌndəʳ kənˈtrəʊl/ verb phrase not in progressive or passive
  ▪ to be dealing successfully with a difficult situation at the moment:
  The police have the situation under control.
  be under control
  The flight was very bumpy but the pilot assured us that everything was under control.
  bring something under control
  start to deal with it successfully
  The disease is spreading so fast that it is going to take years to bring it under control.
  keep something under control
  During the 1990s low oil prices helped to keep inflation under control.
■get over /ˌget ˈəʊvəʳ/ transitive phrasal verb especially spoken /overcome /ˌəʊvəʳˈkʌm/ transitive verb especially written
  ▪ to deal successfully with a problem so that it no longer exists or is not as bad:
  I’ve always wanted to overcome my fear of spiders.
  It’s perfectly normal to be a bit nervous. I’m sure you’ll get over it once you start your presentation.
  The school overcame the problem of funding by getting local firms to sponsor them.
■come/get to grips with /ˌkʌm, ˌget tə ˈgrɪps wɪð/ verb phrase
  ▪ to consider, understand, and deal with a very difficult or important problem or situation:
  The residents of the small town are still struggling to come to grips with the tragedy.
  Teachers must be prepared to spend time getting to grips with new technology.
  No country has really got to grips with the problem of nuclear waste.
■rise to the occasion/the challenge /ˌraɪz tə ði əˈkeɪʒən, ðə ˈtʃælə̇ndʒ/ verb phrase
  ▪ to deal successfully with a sudden, unexpected situation or problem by trying especially hard:
  We are calling on all our employees to rise to the occasion and become more efficient and productive.
  The team rose to the challenge and fought back to produce another goal.
  rise to the challenge of something
  Naylor was one of those men who rise to the challenge of danger.
■take something in your stride /ˌteɪk something ɪn jɔːʳ ˈstraɪd/ verb phrase
  ▪ to deal with an unexpected or difficult problem calmly and confidently:
  Liz seems to be taking the divorce in her stride.
  Most kids get teased a bit at school - they have to learn to take it in their stride.
  Nigel smiled and took the criticism in his stride.
■rise above /ˌraɪz əˈbʌv/ transitive phrasal verb not in passive
  ▪ to deal with a problem or difficult situation, by being able to ignore or forget about it:
  Kate rose above all the trouble at home and did well in her classes.
  Immigrants to the country were struggling to survive and rise above the poverty that surrounded them.

4. to deal with a difficult situation in a particular way
■treat /triːt/ transitive verb
  ▪ to deal with something or someone in a particular way and with a particular attitude:
  The school are treating this matter very seriously.
  treat something/somebody lightly
  not seriously or severely
  No one would suggest that sex offenders should be treated lightly.
  treat something as something
  The company treats training as a continuous part of career development.
  Police say that her death is being treated as suspicious.
■play/play it /ˈpleɪ (ɪt)/ transitive verb/verb phrase
  ▪ to deal with a situation by behaving in the way you think will be best in order to achieve the result that you want:
  Have you decided how you want to play it?
  play it well/carefully/steady etc
  You can get exactly what you want if you play it carefully.
  play (it) safe
  not take any risks
  In the run-up to the election, politicians in both parties just wanted to play it safe.
  play (it) straight
  do something or deal with someone in a direct honest way
  Some of the people involved in the competition, were not playing it straight.
  ‘Play straight with me or I’ll kill you,’ he hissed.
  play it cool
  behave as though you do not care about something or someone
  She would not show him how upset she was. It was always smarter to play it cool.
  play it by ear
  decide what to do as the situation develops
  ‘What’ll you do if he asks you?’ ‘I’m not sure, I’ll play it by ear.’
■approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ transitive verb
  ▪ to begin to deal with a difficult situation in a particular way or with a particular attitude:
  I don’t think refusing to negotiate is the right way to approach this problem.
  Try to relax before the exam, and you’ll approach it in a better frame of mind.

5. when there are difficult problems that you must deal with
■face /feɪs/ transitive verb
  ▪ if you face a difficult problem or duty, or it faces you, you must deal with it:
  Latin America faces a growing debt problem.
  McManus knew he was facing the biggest challenge of his career.
  This report highlights some of the problems faced by learners of English.
  The new administration faces the difficult task of rebuilding the country’s economy.
  be faced with/by something
  He was faced with the task of breaking the bad news to the boy’s relatives.
  Today’s violence highlights the problems faced by the government here.
■be confronted with/by /biːkənˈfrʌntɪd wɪð, baɪ/ verb phrase usually in passive
  ▪ if you are confronted with/by a difficult problem, you must deal with it:
  Nurses are confronted with life-or-death situations on a daily basis.
  He remembered when he was first confronted by the racial realities of living in South Africa.
■have to contend with /hæv tə kənˈtend wɪð/ verb phrase
  ▪ to have to deal with a problem or several problems, especially when you are already in a difficult situation:
  The chairman also had to contend with divisions among the committee members.
  Rescuers were having to contend with cold weather, snow and ice.
■face up to /ˌfeɪs ˈʌp tuː/ transitive phrasal verb
  ▪ to accept and deal with an unpleasant fact or something difficult instead of ignoring it:
  The Principal accused parents of not facing up to their responsibilities.
  It’s only by facing up to her addiction that she can hope to live a normal life again.
  face up to doing something
  It’s time the government faced up to spending more on health and education.
  face up to things
  You should face up to things, not just pretend that nothing’s happening.
■have somebody/something to reckon with /hæv somebody/something tə ˈrekən wɪð/ verb phrase
  ▪ to be in a position where you must deal with something or someone so difficult or powerful that you might not succeed:
  You’ll have the boss to reckon with if you go home this early.
  Anyone attempting to invade the country will have to reckon with the peacekeeping force.

6. a particular way of dealing with something
■course of action/course /ˌkɔːʳs əv ˈækʃən, kɔːʳs/ noun phrase
  ▪ an action or several actions which could be taken in order to deal with a particular situation:
  The best course of action would be to speak to her and tell her the whole story.
  One possible course of action is to increase taxes on alcohol and tobacco.
  Jim didn’t want to start an argument, so agreeing seemed to be the safest course.
■approach /əˈprəʊtʃ/ countable noun
  ▪ a particular way of dealing with a problem, difficult situation, or job:
  The company needs to adopt a much more radical approach.
  approach to
  Each of the delegates suggested a different approach to the problem.
  the government’s aggressive approach to the question of homelessness
■option /ˈɒpʃənǁˈɑːp-/ countable noun
  ▪ one of several ways that you could choose in order to deal with a problem or a difficult situation:
  Working full-time may not be your best option.
  What other options do I have?
  only option
  the only thing you can do
  Our only option now is to contact the police.
  no option
  no other way of dealing with something
  These people have no option but to take low-paid unattractive work.
  environmental/nuclear/political etc option
  As for replacement fuels, many people do not like to contemplate the nuclear option.
■your best bet /jɔːʳ ˈbest ˌbet/ noun phrase spoken
  ▪ the best way of dealing with something:
  For getting around the city centre, a bicycle’s your best bet.
  somebody’s best bet is to do something
  We decided that our best bet was to leave him where he was and go and get help.
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