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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The only people who seem to have a problem with this bill are lobbyists for social media companies, and Gov. Jared Polis.
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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
Canales, an offensive-minded head coach, wouldn’t necessarily have a problem with that.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
While avoiding antagonizing the prime minister standing beside him, Rubio stressed the United States does not have a problem with Cuban doctors providing medical assistance to other countries.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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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
Canales, an offensive-minded head coach, wouldn’t necessarily have a problem with that.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
While avoiding antagonizing the prime minister standing beside him, Rubio stressed the United States does not have a problem with Cuban doctors providing medical assistance to other countries.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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