0 problems or difficulties: --
My little brother's always trying to stir up (= create) trouble between me and my boyfriend.
My parents said we had to leave at the first sign of trouble.
Listen, I don't want any trouble in here, so please just finish your drink and leave.
Her knee trouble is expected to keep her out of the game for the rest of the season.
They have a good reputation for building reliable trouble-free cars.
Ron's trouble is that he's too impatient.
It's a brilliant idea. The only trouble is that we don't know how much it will cost.
The trouble with this carpet is that it gets dirty very easily.
He's stayed out of trouble since he was released from jail last year.
The company will be in serious/real trouble if we lose this contract.
The marriage ran into trouble because of her husband's heavy drinking.
The camp is a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them out of trouble.
I hope you won't get into trouble because of what I said to your dad.
He's never been in trouble with his teachers before.
Most of the current troubles stem from (= are caused by) our new computer system.
His birthday is the least of my troubles at the moment - I don't even have enough money to pay the rent.
She thought her troubles would be over once she'd got divorced.
You'll only be storing up trouble for the future if you don't go to the dentist now.
I should get it finished over the weekend without too much trouble.
We started holding meetings by phone, as travelling in and out of the city became too much trouble.
[ + -ing verb ] Parents often have trouble finding good carers for their children.
The trouble started/began when my father came to live with us.
Their problems seem to be over for the moment, but there could be more trouble ahead.
The tax forms were complicated and I had a lot of trouble with them.
1 slight problems or effort: --
It's annoying, but I don't think I'll go to the trouble of making an official complaint.
They went to a lot of trouble (= made a lot of effort) for their dinner party, but half the guests didn't bother to turn up.
[ + to infinitive ] If you took the trouble to listen to what I was saying, you'd know what I was talking about.
I don't want to put you to any trouble (= create any work for you).
"I'd love some more coffee, if it isn't too much trouble." "Oh, it's no trouble at all."
3 to cause someone to have a problem or difficulties: --
5 a problem, or difficulties: --
They were greatly troubled by rumours that he was to lose his job.
Several well-known women have been troubled by stalkers recently.
She was troubled by the conflicting interests of a career and a family.
My conscience would really trouble me if I wore a fur coat.
If you'd say yes to the request you'd save a lot of trouble.
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