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tackle
nouns
tackle a problem/issue/question
• The government has failed to tackle the problem of youth crime.
tackle a job/challenge
• She said she couldn’t face tackling the job on her own.
tackle a blaze/fire
(= try to stop it )
• Fire crews tackling the blaze were hampered by exploding gas canisters.
tackle crime
• The police set up a special task force to tackle street crime in the capital.
tackle poverty
• He believes education is the long-term key to tackling poverty.
tackle unemployment
• The government announced a new initiative to tackle unemployment.
adverbs
tackle something head-on
(= in a direct and determined way )
• The issue of cost must be tackled head-on.
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verb deal with sth difficult ADV. properly, seriously | directly, head-on The drugs problem has to be tackled head-on. | effectively, successfully VERB + TACKLE attempt to, try to | help (to) | fail to failing to tackle the key issues PREP. with The problem is being tackled with a range of measures. PHRASES a way of tackling sth in sport ADV. hard He can run fast and tackle hard., noun ADJ. bad, crunching, ferocious, high, hard, late, scything, strong Their captain was sent off for a high tackle on Cooper. | brave, skilful | cover, last-ditch Only a last-ditch tackle by Song prevented Raul from scoring. | sliding | flying A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle. | rugby VERB + TACKLE execute, get in, go in for, make I managed to get in a sliding tackle, but he scored anyway. PREP. ~ from a crunching tackle from her opponent | ~ on He was booked for a tackle from behind on Morris. | in a/the ~ She lost the ball in a tackle.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary