Terms for subject Idiomatic containing Problem Problem Problem | all forms
| English | Russian |
| cut problems off at the pass | убивать проблемы в зародыше (VLZ_58) |
| have more than one's share of problems | с избытком (children who had very thick medical charts, who had more than their share of problems with health or development ART Vancouver) |
| Houston, we've had a problem here | Хьюстон, у нас проблема (the crew of the US's Apollo 13 moon flight reported a problem back to their base in Houston Val_Ships) |
| identify problems before they arise | действовать на опережение (VLZ_58) |
| insidious problem | хитроумная задача (Wolverin) |
| insidious problem | трудноразрешимая задача (Wolverin) |
| kick the problem down the road | откладывать решение проблемы (Alternatives to clear cutting were explored but did not pan out. The Coast Guard says extending the height of the tower would make the signal less reliable, and the trees would continue to grow and block the tower again in about a decade. Selective cutting was also seen by the Coast Guard as simply kicking the problem down the road.  bowenislandundercurrent.com ART Vancouver) |
| money was no problem | денег было – куры не клюют (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| not my problem | не моя проблема (A: "But sir, there's no way we can satisfy the requirement if my husband isn't allowed to work here in the first place!" B: "That's not my problem, ma'am. Those are the rules." thefreedictionary.com Shabe) |
| one problem at a time | по одной проблеме за раз (MikeMirgorodskiy) |
| view problems through a military lens | смотреть на проблемы со своей военной колокольни (Washington Post; контекстуальный перевод на русс. язык Alex_Odeychuk) |
| view problems through a military lens | смотреть на проблемы с колокольни военных (Washington Post Alex_Odeychuk) |