wrangle with (something)
wrangle with (something)
To struggle to understand, solve, or deal with something. We've been wrangling with the issue of the system overheating, but there's no clear way to get past it. I've been wrangling with immigration issues ever since I moved here in 2010.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wrangle with
v.
1. To be strenuously engaged with some problem, task, or undertaking: I have been wrangling with this problem for days and still cannot solve it.
2. To quarrel noisily or angrily with someone: I couldn't sleep because my brothers were wrangling with each other all night. John is wrangling with his roommate over the phone bill.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- wrangle with
- square the circle
- get to the bottom of
- get to the bottom of (something)
- get to the bottom of something
- hard nut to crack
- a hard egg to crack
- a hard nut (to crack)
- a hard/tough nut
- a tough nut