TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS

• A problem,  
• A trouble
• An issue
• an  ordeal
• An  obstacle
• An impediment
• A pitfall
• A setback
• A snag (unforeseen)

• What's bugging  him?
• What's etaing him?

• to be in dire straits
• I've come up against a brick wall
• I've come up against a stumbling block

• I've been holding the baby
• We are all going to have to face the music
• to be in the same boat

• Situations
• We've been  running up against problems
• to handle / manage / use / utilise
• to  come up with a plan
• to be in a holwe / in a spot / up against it
• One thing led to the other

• to solve problems
• Easier said than done
• to overcome a physical problem
• We solved the problem  at the  eleventh hour by...
• It was all  brushed under the carpet
• It's just a storm in a  teacup
• Is it everything OK with you?
• An amazing determination who has succeded against all the odds
• tobe off the hook ( freed from a difficult situation)
• Give it a go / a shot / a try

• to put a distance between you and the others

• Easy solutions
• things go smoothly
• to wave a magic wand
• It's a piece of cake
• It's child play