Grammar fix
creative solution
new way to solve a problem
An original or imaginative way to fix a problem, especially when usual methods do not work.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The team came up with a creative solution to reduce waste in the office.
In my opinion, facing challenges at work often requires a creative solution, because standard methods may not always be effective.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: They found a creative solution of the problem.
Say: They found a creative solution to the problem.
'Solution TO a problem' — not 'of'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Innovative resolution to this predicament' is stiff; 'creative solution' is clean and natural.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
creative solution
- come up with
- a clever
- to the problem
- find