trouble

bad, big, deep, desperate, real, serious

The team faced serious trouble after losing their best player to injury.

boyfriend, girl, man, etc.

She's been having boyfriend trouble lately, so she's spending more time with her friends.

mean, spell

A careless mistake like that could spell trouble for his job application.

have, suffer from

She has suffered from knee trouble ever since she started running marathons.

get (yourself) into, run into

His son got into serious trouble at school for bullying other students.

pour out

After the difficult meeting, he poured out his troubles to his best friend over coffee.

cause, lead to

His bad behavior at school led to serious trouble at home.

forget, put behind you

After the argument, she tried hard to forget her troubles and enjoy the party.

come

When problems come unexpectedly, it's hard to know how to handle them.

in ~

He realized he was in trouble when his boss called him into the office.

~ for

She was in trouble for arriving late to work three times last week.

~ with

My neighbor has been having trouble with noisy upstairs tenants for months now.

a cause/source of trouble, a history of trouble

My brother's old car has been a constant source of trouble since he bought it last year.

in times of trouble

When life gets difficult, many people rely on their close friends in times of trouble.

trouble ahead

If we don't fix the engine soon, there will be trouble ahead for our road trip.

cause, make

The new student caused trouble by arriving late every single day.

be asking for, be looking for, court, stir up

The group of teenagers was stirring up trouble at the shopping mall every weekend.

be brewing

I could sense trouble brewing when the two neighbors started arguing about the fence.

blow up, flare (up)

When the two neighbors disagreed about the fence, trouble suddenly flared up between them.

spot

The police increased patrols in the city's worst trouble spots after the riots.

~ between

There has been some trouble between the two neighbors since they moved in last year.

considerable, enormous, great

She had to go to considerable trouble to find a babysitter for the evening.

bring (sb), cause (sb), give sb, make, put sb to

I hope I'm not causing you any trouble by asking for help with this project.

go to, take

Sarah went to a lot of trouble to organize the surprise party for her friend.

be worth

Learning a new language isn't worth the trouble if you don't practice regularly.

save sb

I'll do the dishes to save you the trouble of cleaning up after dinner.

thank sb for

I really appreciate you helping us move house, and I want to thank you for the trouble.

be more trouble than it's worth

Fixing that old car turned out to be more trouble than it's worth.

deeply, greatly

The sudden change in her behavior greatly troubled his parents, who didn't understand what was happening.

be troubled with sth

My grandmother has been troubled with arthritis for many years.