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Phrasal verbBand 5.5–6.5Toofey picks
deal with
/ˈdiːl wɪð/
phrasal verb
To handle a problem or situation.
- “Cities must deal with growing traffic.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))