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Common collocations with trouble in American Collocation

trouble noun

US /ˈtrʌb(ə)l/

serious

big
considerable
deep
desperate
dire
real
serious
terrible

I could tell from his face that we were in serious trouble.

little

less
little

You can put a website together with little trouble.

We offer a family service where nothing is too much trouble.

types of trouble

financial
mechanical
political

Her father had run into financial trouble.

car
engine
family
money
heart/back/knee etc

His plane was turned back owing to engine trouble.

experience trouble

experience
have

I was having trouble sleeping.

cause trouble

bring (someone)
cause (someone)
foment
give (someone)
incite
lead to
make
provoke

The virus can cause trouble by consuming your computer’s storage space and memory.

Her eyes were giving her trouble that summer.

mean trouble

mean
spell

If these trends continue, it will spell trouble for property markets.

be in trouble

be in
get in
get into
run into

Small businesses can get into trouble because they have to pay VAT before their customers have paid them.

be likely to cause trouble

be asking for

If you borrow more than you can afford to pay back, you are asking for trouble.

avoid trouble

avoid

Recruiting the right person first time will avoid trouble later.