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move the problem

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To solve a problem in a way that creates another problem, often of equal nature and severity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The manager didn't trust the cashier with money, so she assigned a second cashier to watch the first one. But she didn't trust the second one either – she was basically just moving the problem.

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