Grammar fix
wrestle with
struggle to resolve (abstract problem or decision)
to try hard to deal with a difficult problem, question, or decision, especially when it is not easy to find an answer.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I've been wrestling with the decision of whether to move abroad for months now.
Many students wrestle with time management when they first start university, as balancing study and social life can be quite challenging.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I'm wrestling about the decision.
Say: I'm wrestling with the decision.
'Wrestle WITH' a problem — not 'about'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Wrestle with' is the natural verb for struggling with a hard problem; 'grappling with a profound dilemma' is formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
wrestle with + problem
- a decision
- the question
- my conscience
- the issue