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press the issue

When you address a person or group with a problem they have with you.
A person/group has a problem with you and you want to press the issue.

press the issue

pressing a gay nigga that’s talking on your name and basically calling you a bitch, “pressing the issue” is something instigators love
gay nigga 1: gay nigga 2 a bitch
gay nigga 2: huh?
crowd: dammmnnn
instigator: damnnn I wouldn’t let nobody call me gay fr fr, press the issue on that nigga!

instigators are very common in the 559 and could be found easily in any gay nigga house hold.

real
press the issue by gaynigga3 April 8, 2022

run the issue 

If someone has an issue or problem with you then you tell them to fight about it or Run the Issue.
"I heard you were talking about me behind my back run the issue" "Wassup then run the issue" "You got an issue? Run it"
run the issue by Yaeasy November 4, 2015

relax the issue 

A non-confrontational device to make your final contribution to a strand of argument. The counterpart of "raising an issue".
"After having raised the point of budget revisions, Jim wanted to get on with other business so he relaxed the issue by alluding to maintaining the integrity of the project cycle."
"Well, it seems we are not going to see eye-to-eye on this so I want to relax the issue by saying just look at article number five."
relax the issue by Vatu November 28, 2019

Dead the issue 

I kept telling her to leave ole dude alone but she wouldn’t listen so I had to dead the issue
Dead the issue by Yomommasbihh January 8, 2022

push the issue 

To act or approach with confidence for something you want.
She so bad I had to push the issue.
push the issue by Kavarli November 25, 2024
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Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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