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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Cooling systems are very simple and are not liable to give trouble as a rule if the radiator is kept full of clean water and the circulation is not impeded.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
Old neuralgias, that have long ceased to give trouble, occasionally reappear during the convalescence.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various