ADJ

bad, big, deep, desperate, real, serious
The company is in desperate trouble financially
endless
domestic, family, marital
financial, money
political
back, heart, tummy, etc.
boyfriend, girl, man, etc.
He was obviously upset, and muttered something about girlfriend trouble
engine

VERB + TROUBLE

mean, spell
She knew that a hygiene inspection could spell trouble for her restaurant
have, suffer from
He has had back trouble since changing jobs
get (yourself) into, run into
The firm soon ran into financial trouble
keep out of, stay out of
pour out
She poured out all her troubles to her mother
cause, lead to
The printer's causing trouble again
avoid
forget, put behind you
He put his past troubles behind him and built up a successful new career

TROUBLE + VERB

come
Trouble often comes when you're least expecting it

PREP

in ~
When she saw the teacher coming towards her she knew she was in big trouble
~ for
He got into trouble for not doing his homework
~ with
I've had endless trouble with my car. He is in trouble with the law again

PHRASES

a cause/source of trouble, a history of … trouble
She has a history of back trouble
in times of trouble
In times of trouble she always turns to her mum
trouble ahead
I can see trouble ahead

ADJ

crowd

VERB + TROUBLE

cause, make
He had a reputation for making trouble in the classroom
be asking for, be looking for, court, stir up
He was asking for trouble when he insulted their country. Fans wandered the town after the match looking for trouble

TROUBLE + VERB

be brewing
There was trouble brewing among the workforce
blow up, flare (up)
Trouble blew up when the gang was refused entry to a nightclub

TROUBLE + NOUN

spot
Extra journalists have been sent to the main trouble spots

PREP

~ between
trouble between the teachers

ADJ

considerable, enormous, great
They went to enormous trouble to make her stay a pleasant one

VERB + TROUBLE

bring (sb), cause (sb), give sb, make, put sb to
I don't want to make trouble for her. I don't want to put you to any trouble
go to, take
We took the trouble to plan our route in advance
be worth
Do you think it's worth the trouble of booking seats in advance?
save sb
Why don't we bring a pizza to save you the trouble of cooking?
thank sb for
Thank you very much for all your trouble

PHRASES

be more trouble than it's worth
Growing your own vegetables is more trouble than it's worth