deal with issues

Meaning

To take action to solve problems, handle difficulties, or manage challenging situations. It is a very common phrase in workplaces when talking about troubleshooting or resolving conflicts.

Examples

• As a manager, she has to deal with issues related to team communication every day.

  As a manager, she has to deal with issues related to team communication every day.

• We need to deal with these technical issues before the website goes live.

  We need to deal with these technical issues before the website goes live.

• He is very calm and knows exactly how to deal with issues raised by angry clients.

  He is very calm and knows exactly how to deal with issues raised by angry clients.

• The IT department is working hard to deal with issues caused by the server crash.

  The IT department is working hard to deal with issues caused by the server crash.

• Instead of ignoring the problem, we should deal with issues as soon as they arise.

  Instead of ignoring the problem, we should deal with issues as soon as they arise.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I will deal the issues tomorrow.

  ✓ I will deal with the issues tomorrow.

  'Deal' requires the preposition 'with' when it means to handle or solve a problem.

• ✗ We must handle with these issues immediately.

  ✓ We must handle these issues immediately.

  'Handle' is a transitive verb and does not take 'with', whereas 'deal' always requires 'with' in this context.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Our customer support team is trained to ___ quickly and professionally.

  💡 Resolve problems or complaints.

  Show answer

  deal with issues

• It is better to ___ immediately rather than waiting for them to get worse.

  💡 Handle difficulties or troubles.

  Show answer

  deal with issues