We've found 37 phrases for trouble (0.162 seconds):
act up »
To misbehave; to cause trouble.
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act up »
give trouble
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at hand »
Being at the moment the center of attention or the cause of trouble.
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bad news »
An irritating, troublesome, or harmful person, situation, or thing.
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batten down the hatches »
Prepare for trouble.
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can of worms »
A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems.
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can of worms »
A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex.
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come unstuck »
To get into trouble, to have an accident or mishap, to go off the rails.
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cruising for a bruising »
Following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.
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dead duck »
One who is in serious danger or trouble.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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down and out »
In trouble; in a bad time or situation or having very bad luck.
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forewarned is forearmed »
Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."
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get along »
To be together or coexist well, without arguments or trouble.
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get into trouble »
To become pregnant.
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