come to grips
take the bull by the horns
rise to the challenge
rise to the occasion
throw down the gauntlet
contend
voodoo
grit one's teeth
boil the ocean
teachable moment
goof up
enter the lists
outface
come to terms with
grapple
dispose of
navigate
investigate
step to
battle out
problematize
run up against
line of attack
cope
pragmatist
sort oneself out
legal recourse
think
problem
tackle
enmesh
unmess
face up to
troubleshoot
unconflict
trouble
scratch one's own itch
problematically
face up
make something of
take on water
have it out
God works in mysterious ways
an old dog for a hard road
questionable
issuably
not know which way to turn
decipher
escape fire
drop someone in it
fuck
look for trouble
have a mountain to climb
rectify
front up
make the best of a bad bargain
take up the glove
mend one's ways
do-or-die
drop the gloves
at a pinch
blunder
challenge
point of contention
in a pinch
boggle
find out
bring up against
take up the gauntlet
square the circle
hard put
torfer
kick
debatably
go at
hit
put out a fire
can of worms
crack
doo-doo
iron out
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
paint oneself into a corner
box oneself into a corner
cross wires
sticking point
tough nut to crack
haul up
contestably
take up
applicationism
metaconflict
adroitly
uproar
hard nut to crack
squeeze
lean into
killer
go up against