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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Problem child" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to describe a person, often a child, who causes difficulties or challenges, particularly in a behavioral context. Example: "The teacher found it challenging to manage the problem child in her classroom, as he often disrupted lessons."
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Problem child
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A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.
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Problem Child is published by Simon & Schuster at £16.99 on Thursday3 March.
But I was a problem child.
She is neither problem child nor prodigy.
Every album has a problem child.
I was never a problem child.
Yashin was a petulant problem child.
I was a monster, a problem child.
The firm's problem child is the fixed income department.
| "Problem Child: A Cinematic Display of Bad Behavior".
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"Oh, this has been our problem-child song," she said.
[Victor's] pretty good with those problem-child horses".
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