The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trouble \Trou"ble\, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See Trouble, v. t.]
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The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation; uneasiness; vexation; calamity.
Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise.
--Milton.Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds Do breed unnatural troubles.
--Shak. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that which afflicts.
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(Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
To get into trouble, to get into difficulty or danger.
To take the trouble, to be at the pains; to exert one's self; to give one's self inconvenience.
She never took the trouble to close them.
--Bryant.Syn: Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance; molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity; misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow; misery.
Usage examples of "to get into trouble".
You see, in my territory there are no missionaries to get into trouble, and I was living a life of undisturbed and innocent calm, ridiculing the sentiments of men from Smyrna and other interesting towns who maintained that the diplomatic service was exciting.
Morley split his time between getting fat eating green leafies and keeping Rose too busy to get into trouble.
He was a big- hearted, genial Irish boy, who was never known to get into trouble on his own account, but only used his fists when some of his comrades were imposed upon.
Boy Is She Built doesn't want the Terror to get into trouble by killing you.
Those are my other two bosses, and I don't want to get into trouble.
Somewhere, he said, where it may be difficult for you to get into trouble-although Im not sure such a place exists.
Just long enough to get into trouble climbing around that fish-swallowing-fish-swallowing-fish opera house they have out on Bennelong Point overlooking the harbor.