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you problem

you problem noun: an issue for which the responsibility is claimed to lie with another person.

Noun

you problem (plural you problems)

  1. (humorous) an issue for which the responsibility is claimed to lie with another person
    • That sounds like a you problem, not an us problem.2023, Mazey Eddings, The Plus One, Hachette UK, →ISBN
    • Cress put her arm round the older woman. It was too hot for hugging but, unlike Phoebe ,she couldn't ignore a human being in pain. 'This is an us problem, not a you problem.'2024, Annie Darling, A Change of Heart at the Vintage Dress Shop, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Forms of you problem

pluralyou problems

Questions about you problem

What does you problem mean?
You problem means an issue for which the responsibility is claimed to lie with another person.
What part of speech is you problem?
You problem is a noun.
What is the plural of you problem?
The plural of you problem is you problems.

Words near you problem in the dictionary

  1. you pays your money and you takes your chances
  2. you pays your money and you takes your choice
  3. you pays your nickel and you takes your chances
  4. you pays your nickel and you takes your choice
  5. you people
  6. you problem
  7. you problems
  8. you rang
  9. you said a mouthful
  10. you said it
  11. you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

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