english
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Phrase(s): trouble oneself (to do something)
to bother oneself to do something. • He didn’t even trouble himself to turn off the light when he left. • No, thank you. I don’t need any help. Please don’t trouble yourself.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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trouble
verbs
have trouble
• He is having trouble getting his message across to the voters.
have no trouble
• We had no trouble finding her house.
cause trouble
• I hope the delay hasn’t caused you any trouble.
there is trouble
• There was some trouble at her office, but she didn’t say what it was.
mean/spell trouble
(= mean there will be trouble )
• They are now much more competitive, which can only spell trouble for their rivals.
be asking for trouble
(= be silly or dangerous )
• It 's asking for trouble to wear high-heeled shoes on a long walk.
avoid trouble
• We avoid trouble by planning carefully.
adjectives
big/great trouble
• High interest rates spell big trouble for homeowners.
terrible trouble
• I’ve been having terrible trouble sleeping.
endless trouble
(= a lot of trouble )
• They had endless trouble with the water supply.
serious trouble
• I was having serious trouble knowing where to begin.
teething troubles
British English (= small problems that you have when you first start doing a new job or using a new system )
• There were a lot of teething troubles in the first year.
phrases
what the trouble is
• A couple of nurses rushed into the room to see what the trouble was.
without any/much trouble
(= easily )
• The work was carried out without any trouble.
transnet.ir
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verb ADV. deeply, greatly This latest news troubled him deeply. | hardly, scarcely PHRASES be troubled with sth He has been troubled with a knee injury.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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noun
a predicament:
We do not want trouble.
verb
bother:
Do not trouble me anymore.
noun
ailment:
She has trouble with her stomach.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with TROUBLE, Also see BORROW TROUBLE; FISH IN TROUBLED WATERS; GO TO THE TROUBLE; IN TROUBLE WITH; POUR OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS.
American Heritage Idioms