Found 1 items, similar to To get into trouble.
English → English (gcide) Definition: To get into trouble Trouble \Trou"ble\, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See Trouble, v. t.] 1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity. [1913 Webster] Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum. [1913 Webster] To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger. [Colloq.] To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience. [1913 Webster] She never took the trouble to close them. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] Syn: Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery. [1913 Webster]