99 problems

alternative ninety-nine problems

1. pluralplural onlyUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 99, problems.
2. idiomaticpluralplural onlyAn innumerable amount of problems which nevertheless implies one notable matter is not considered a problem.

   Future human explorers on the moon might have 99 problems but staying warm or cool won’t be one.

   2022 July 26, Holly Ober, “UCLA scientists discover places on the moon where it’s always ‘sweater weather’”, in newsroom.ucla.edu, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2026

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   It all meant that the way was clear for Bradley Wiggins to establish himself as the rightful successor to the Tour de France throne. The order was still a tall one: see off Cadel Evans, Vincenzo Nibali, Frank Schleck, Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Robert Gesink, Ryder Hesjedal, Denis Menchov, Alejandro Valverde and any number of day-to-day issues. But not Andy Schleck or Alberto Contador. Brad has 99 problems but the Schleck ain't one of them.

   2012, John Deering, Bradley Wiggins: Tour de Force, →ISBN, page 56

   “Donald Trump has 99 problems going into the midterms,” one Democratic strategist said. “But money ain’t one.”

   2026 February 10, Shane Goldmacher, Theodore Schleifer, “Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms”, in The New York Times