wrestle withsomething
phrasal verbwithwrestleverb[IorT]uk/ˈres.əl/us/ˈres.əl/
totryvery hard todealwith aproblemor to make adifficultdecision:
Thegovernmentiswrestlingwithdifficulteconomicproblems.
Hewrestledwith thedecisionfor severalweeks,wonderingwhat he should do.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- rumination
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection