to tackle the budget issue

3.7

To take action to solve a money problem in a company or government

phrasal verb

: abordar

We need to tackle the budget issue head-on if we want our business to survive.

Examples

The council must tackle the budget issue before planning new projects.
Management is determined to tackle the budget issue in this quarter's review.
Let's tackle the budget issue!
We should tackle the budget issue now.
Management is determined to tackle the budget issue in this quarter's review.
The council must tackle the budget issue before planning new projects.
We need to tackle the budget issue head-on if we want our business to survive.

Synonyms

to tackle (the problem)

vsto tackle the budget issue

5 3.0

To try hard to solve a problem

focuses specifically on financial problems in organizations or government

Antonyms

to neglect

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

to overlook

243 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

Surface Forms

tackle the budget issue infinitive

tackled the budget issue past

tackled the budget issue past participle

tackling the budget issue present participle

tackles the budget issue third person singular

Morphology

tackle + the + budget + issue

The meaning is directly derivable from 'tackle' (to address) combined with 'budget' (financial plan) and 'issue' (problem), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer it means to take action to address a financial problem. This verb + noun phrase composition is a common, compositional pattern in English and other languages, making the expression transparent.

Etymology

Tackle the budget issue comes from the word tackle, used in sports when a player grabs and brings someone down, and the word budget for money. Imagine grabbing the money problem and bringing it under control, so the phrase means 'to deal with a financial problem'.