in trouble

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in trouble

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Suffering difficulties. He had a knack for getting in trouble.
Similar: in a world of pain, in a world of trouble
also, of a child or someone being looked after, used in law and crime related contexts Liable to be punished for misbehavior; in disgrace. You broke the binoculars?? You're in deep trouble, mister!
euphemistic Pregnant, unmarried, and not likely to be married before giving birth. She didn't even know she was in trouble.

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prep_phrase suffering difficulties

Português	em apuros
Français	en difficulté
Deutsch	in Schwierigkeiten, Ärger kriegen
Română	avea probleme
עברית	בְּצָרוֹת

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@misc{in_trouble_2026,
  title = {in trouble},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20trouble},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}