have issues

idiom

informal

: to have problems that make one unhappy and difficult to deal with

He seemed nice enough at first, but it turns out he has (a lot of) issues.

She has serious anger issues.

: to have reasons for disliking someone or something : to disagree with or disapprove of someone or something

—+ with

I have some issues with his behavior.

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The Morgan brothers may have issues, but Mikey is a big fan of Lydia’s. —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 Still, polls have issues of their own, including sampling bias, leading questioning, and nonresponses that can also produce inaccuracies. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024 My main concern here is folks with limited hand dexterity or mobility might have issues depending on where the button is placed. —

Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024 Some patients experience sudden heavy bleeding that leads to anemia, while others may have issues with infertility from fibroids that grow large enough to block fallopian tubes. —

Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for have issues