Collocations for "trouble"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "trouble" in context.
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trouble
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [big, serious, some, deep] trouble
- in [political, financial, diplomatic] trouble
- [money, financial, women's] troubles
- having [wife, relationship] trouble
- try to [stay, keep] out of trouble
- is always getting into trouble
- got himself into [big] trouble (when)
- got into trouble with the [police, neighbors, in-laws]
- (now) you're in big trouble!
- will be in trouble if (they find out)
- get your [friends, coworkers, brother] into trouble
- always [causing, making] trouble for me
- that boy is (nothing but) trouble
- is nothing but trouble!
- this [means, spells] trouble (for)
- are [looking, asking, heading] for trouble
- [realize, have any idea, know] how much trouble you're in
- [realize] [what, the] trouble you're in
- the trouble with [boys, girls, me] is that
- had trouble with the [car, computer, boiler]
- had (no) trouble [getting, making it] here
- did you have any trouble [finding, reaching, finishing]
- please, don't go to any trouble (on my account)
- if it's not too much trouble
- it's no trouble (at all)!
- in a [spot, bit, lot] of trouble
- [see, after] (all) the trouble you've caused
- having trouble with his [wife, coworker, parents, homework, grades]
- (there's) trouble in paradise
- a [life, career, childhood] full of troubles
- don't want to trouble you (but)
- cannot be troubled now
- cannot be troubled to [eat, respond, speak]
- didn't even trouble to [phone, read, look, check]
- can I trouble you for a [light, cigarette]?
- there is (still) something troubling me
- troubled by the [news, sight, thought]
- the [news] troubled her
- it troubles me to [think, see, hear, learn, know]
- troubles my [mind, soul, heart] to
- troubled with [diabetes, depression, asthma]
- troubled by [diabetes]
- troubles my [mind, soul, heart] to
'trouble' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a nose for sth
- ahead
- ask
- asleep
- avoid
- bail
- boat
- brew
- but
- cause
- court
- create
- cute
- cutting
- deal
- deep
- dig
- double
- emotion
- ensue
- erection
- face
- financial
- flare
- focus
- foul
- get
- girlfriend
- have
- head
- heap
- hearing
- hint
- history
- invitation
- invite
- keep
- land
- law
- lie
- lookout
- lying
- night
- period
- probably
- prospect
- refund
- regularly
- run
- save