have a problem with
idiom
: to feel that something is not acceptable or agreeable to oneself
Do you have a problem with something I said?
—usually used in negative statements"We'll have to leave a little early." "OK, I don't have a problem with that."
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Skinner does have a problem with drops and his lack of strength.
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
In an April 16 statement to People, Starkey pushed back, expressing surprise that anyone would have a problem with his performance.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2025
The only people who seem to have a problem with this bill are lobbyists for social media companies, and Gov. Jared Polis.
—Aaron Ping, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
But many of the state’s leading environmental research and advocacy organizations have a problem with Newsom’s policies, not for lack of habitat restoration projects, but lack of water in rivers.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
In an April 16 statement to People, Starkey pushed back, expressing surprise that anyone would have a problem with his performance.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2025
The only people who seem to have a problem with this bill are lobbyists for social media companies, and Gov. Jared Polis.
—Aaron Ping, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
But many of the state’s leading environmental research and advocacy organizations have a problem with Newsom’s policies, not for lack of habitat restoration projects, but lack of water in rivers.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Have a problem with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20problem%20with. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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