Trouble what does it mean

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Resources home Text Checker. Resources Resources home Text Checker. English American English. Enter search text. Extra Examples I've had trouble sleeping recently. I can see trouble ahead. He had a reputation for making trouble in the classroom. In times of trouble she always turns to her mother. He was obviously upset, and muttered something about girlfriend trouble. Her troubles began last year when she lost her job.

He put his past troubles behind him and built up a successful new career. Liszt sometimes strikes wrong notes when he plays, but it does not trouble him in the least. In addition to the idioms beginning with trouble.

New Word List Word List. Save This Word! See synonyms for trouble on Thesaurus. See antonyms for trouble on Thesaurus. We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. Idioms about trouble. Origin of trouble —; v. See care. The plane developed engine trouble five minutes after take-off. Sorry we put you to such a lot of trouble.

Thank you for taking the trouble to reply. She takes a considerable amount of trouble over her appearance. Why go to the trouble of washing them by hand? Growing roses is more trouble than it is worth. I knew we were in trouble when the lift stopped.

The company is in trouble primarily because of poor management. The plane ran into serious trouble soon after take-off. The horse got into trouble at the first fence. I got into trouble for being late. The trouble started when he accused someone of stealing his bicycle.

Peter used to make a lot of trouble at school. There was crowd trouble at the last match. Trouble flared on the estate after a youth was arrested. Definition and synonyms of trouble from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. This is the British English definition of trouble. View American English definition of trouble. Change your default dictionary to American English.