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to meet with difficulties, have problems ☊
gặp khó khăn ☊
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like: gặp khó khăn → →
Have I come at an awkward time? ☊ awkward ☊
children with severe learning difficulties ☊ difficulty ☊
We've run into difficulties/difficulty with the new project. ☊ difficulty ☊
The bank is in difficulty/difficulties. ☊ difficulty ☊
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave. ☊ difficulty ☊
I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood. ☊ difficulty ☊
We found the house without difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
express yourself: Teenagers often have difficulty expressing themselves. ☊ express ☊
I'm having extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her. ☊ extreme ☊
to be in financial difficulties ☊ financial ☊
I'm having trouble finding anything new to say on this subject. ☊ find ☊
Three people were rescued from a yacht which got into difficulties. ☊ get into sth, get yourself/sb into sth ☊
I was having difficulty in staying awake. ☊ have ☊
The company has got itself into difficulties. ☊ itself ☊
She had trouble keeping her balance. ☊ keep ☊
We're having difficulty keeping up our mortgage payments. ☊ keep sth up ☊
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (= because she was very tired). ☊ open ☊
They are finding it difficult to meet the payments on their car. ☊ payment ☊
result sb/sth doing sth: These policies resulted in many elderly people suffering hardship. ☊ result in sth ☊
children with specific learning difficulties (= in one area only) ☊ specific ☊
life as a struggling artist (= one who is very poor) ☊ struggle ☊
He found the place without difficulty. ☊ without ☊