get into trouble

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get into trouble

verb gets into trouble · getting into trouble · got into trouble · gotten into trouble

  1. intransitive To be punished or chastised for doing something prohibited.
  2. transitive To cause to be punished. You'll get us all into trouble if you don't keep quiet.
  3. intransitive To fall into difficulty.

    Similar: run into trouble, run aground

  4. euphemistic, intransitive, slang To become pregnant.
  5. euphemistic, slang, transitive To make pregnant. He got a girl into trouble and had to marry her.

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@misc{get_into_trouble_2026,
  title = {get into trouble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20into%20trouble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}