phrasal verb🧩 phrasal verb

deal with

to handle a problem

What it means

To handle, manage, or take action about a problem, person, or situation. It often implies dealing with something difficult or demanding rather than something easy.

Examples

  • I don't have the energy to deal with his complaints today.
  • The manager will deal with the customer's refund personally.
  • How do you deal with stress during exam season?
  • We need to deal with this leak before the floor is ruined.

Where it comes from

Inseparable and very common in both formal and informal English. The word 'deal' comes from Old English 'dǣlan', meaning to share or distribute, later extending to 'handle business'.

Related phrasal verbs

#go through#get over#put up with#sort out

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