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move the problem

move the problem verb: to solve a problem in a way that creates another problem, often of equal nature and severity.

Verb

move the problem (third-person singular simple present moves the problem, present participle moving the problem, simple past and past participle moved the problem)

  1. To solve a problem in a way that creates another problem, often of equal nature and severity.
    • The manager didn't trust the cashier with money, so she assigned a second cashier to watch the first one. But she didn't trust the second one either – she was basically just moving the problem.

Forms of move the problem

third-person singular presentmoves the problem
present participlemoving the problem
past participlemoved the problem
pastmoved the problem

Questions about move the problem

What does move the problem mean?
Move the problem means to solve a problem in a way that creates another problem, often of equal nature and severity.
What part of speech is move the problem?
Move the problem is a verb.
What is the past tense of move the problem?
The past tense of move the problem is moved the problem.

Words near move the problem in the dictionary

  1. move the deckchairs on the Titanic
  2. move the dial
  3. move the goal posts
  4. move the goalposts
  5. move the needle
  6. move the problem
  7. move the yardsticks
  8. move through the gears
  9. move to
  10. move together
  11. move up

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