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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackA problem that is challenging to solve.Rate it:

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yak shavingAny apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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iron outTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).Rate it:

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bring up againstTo cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.Rate it:

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c'est un enfonceur de portes ouvertes1. He is a braggart. 2. He takes a deal of trouble to solve a difficulty which does not exist.Rate it:

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do the trickTo work; to be successful; to solve a problem.Rate it:

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get one's head aroundTo understand; fathom; solve.Rate it:

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get to the bottom ofTo understand, discover the truth about, or solve.Rate it:

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go atTo try to solve a problem a specific way; to undertake a task.Rate it:

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kill two birds with one stoneTo solve two problems at once.Rate it:

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riddle me that, BatmanSaid to demand that the listener take notice of a question or situation just mentioned, especially one that is particularly difficult to solve or explain.Rate it:

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rob peter to pay paulTo solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse.Rate it:

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sort oneself outTo organize or solve one's personal problems.Rate it:

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tease outTo unravel; to determine; solve.Rate it:

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Tough Nut to CrackSomething that’s not much easier to understand or difficult to do; harder to solve a problemRate it:

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trancher la question, la difficultéTo cut the Gordian knot; To solve the difficulty.Rate it:

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