Parents often have trouble finding restaurants that welcome young children.
The form was terribly complicated and I had a lot of trouble with it.
The trouble started when my father came to live with us.
I should get it finished over the weekend without too much trouble.
I'd like to go to the party, but the trouble is my parents won't let me.
I've decided to take this class because I felt I had some trouble spelling words. (Preliminary English Test; B1; French)
He took the trouble to write to each of them personally.
"Would you like to have a meal with us?" "Only if it's not too much trouble."
I could give you a lift - it's no trouble.
I hope it's not too much trouble and I swear I will not break anything again. (First Certificate in English; B2; Polish)
Her children are always in trouble.
They got into trouble with the police.
He's never been in trouble with his teachers before.
She'll be in big trouble if she's late again.
It's a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them out of trouble.
Telling the truth keeps me out of trouble. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Arabic)
The company was in serious trouble with massive debts.
He got into financial trouble after his divorce.
The marriage ran into trouble because of her husband's heavy drinking.
She opened her eyes and saw that she was in serious trouble because it was much to[o] late. (First Certificate in English; B2; German)
The trouble with a white floor is that it gets dirty so quickly.
The trouble with John is that he doesn't think before he speaks.
In fact he thought that the trouble with going by bicycle is that you are always late if you live far from school. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
The trouble started after a group of drunken football fans started to throw bottles.
Listen, I don't want any trouble in here, so please just finish your drink and leave.
When we arrived, there had been two men eating on the table just next to us, but they had disap[p]eared when the trouble started. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
The plane developed engine trouble shortly after takeoff.
They have a good reputation for building reliable trouble-free cars.
Her knee trouble is expected to keep her out of the game for the rest of the season.
This was clearly demonstrated by the incident a few weeks ago when one aircraft had engine trouble just over our area and barely managed to get to the airport in time for landing. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Swedish)
