give trouble
Example Sentences
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“He has a great chance to give trouble to the other horses, which I never want.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2016
Then its new-type disk brakes began to give trouble, and it began to drop back.
From Time Magazine Archive
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You’re not to fret, Matt; we mustn’t give trouble a shape before it throws its shadder.”
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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"Those juniors will give trouble if there's no one to tackle them," added Annie.
From For the School Colours by Angela Brazil
In sickness he feared to give trouble, and unless his friends insisted, would have little done for him.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various