you problem

noun

an issue for which the responsibility is claimed to lie with another person

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Meanings

nounyou problem (plural you problems)

plural you problems

  1. humorousan issue for which the responsibility is claimed to lie with another person

    The memo also said that was a you problem.

    2024, Marina Adair, You've Got Male, Entangled Publishing, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    That sounds like a you problem, not an us problem.

    2023, Mazey Eddings, The Plus One, Hachette UK, →ISBN

    Cress put her arm round the older woman. It was too hot for hugging but, unlike Phoebe ,she couldn't ignore a human being in pain. 'This is an us problem, not a you problem.'

    2024, Annie Darling, A Change of Heart at the Vintage Dress Shop, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Translations

Dutch jij-probleem
  • jij-probleemTranslations
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APA

you problem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20problem

MLA

“you problem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20problem. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you problem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20problem.

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