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deal with
verb
to take action on
to deal with each problem in turn
to punish
the headmaster will deal with the culprit
to be concerned with
the book deals with Dutch art
to conduct oneself (towards others), esp with regard to fairness
he can be relied on to deal fairly with everyone
to do business with
the firm deals with many overseas suppliers
Idioms and Phrases
See deal in , def. 1.
Do business with someone, as in I like dealing with this company . [Late 1600s] Also see deal in , def. 2.
Take action in, handle, administer, dispose of, as in The committee will deal with this matter . [Second half of 1400s]
Act in a specified way toward someone, as in He dealt extremely fairly with his competitors . [c. 1300]
Example Sentences
Boulter's partner and world number 12 Alex de Minaur said that an increasing number of athletes do not deal with their own social media accounts because of abuse.
World men's number two Carlos Alcaraz said he does not look at social media after he loses because abuse is "difficult to deal with".
This month, Schumer released a hawkish video aiming to prevent a nuclear deal with Iran.
For Gutierrez, the proposed price hikes represent “a gross misunderstanding of a young council that is legitimately trying to deal with a difficult, frankly dire, budget situation.”
The government said the new deal with Network Rail demonstrated its progress to "strengthen domestic manufacturing and supply chains" in order to boost economic growth.
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