Thursday, May 15, 2008

Put "to trouble" or "in trouble"...

Well, I thought this would put an end to the discussion of "how to use trouble". As you know, for several times we almost quarreled about it;) and didn't come to an obvious conclusion...

In trouble:
Difficult / Violent Situation
a situation that is difficult or dangerous; a situation in which you can be criticized or punished: If I don’t get this finished in time, I’ll be in trouble. He’s in trouble with the police.

Put someone to trouble:
Extra Effort
trouble (to sb) extra effort or work SYN bother:I don’t want to put you to a lot of trouble. I’ll get it if you like, that will save you the trouble of going out. it’s no trouble (= I don’t mind).

Source: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 7th edition

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