make trouble
Example Sentences
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Finally, the researchers wondered whether doctors gave preferential treatment to high-power patients because of their elevated status or because those patients had the authority to make trouble if they were unsatisfied with their care.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
“We know all too well that if someone is determined to make trouble, they will do their best to make trouble.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
"Even if they lose against Portugal, this is a great moment and we are proud. I just hope that if we lose, those kids won't make trouble and ruin the party."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
"Their overriding message is - do not make trouble," he added.
From Reuters ● Oct. 13, 2022
But he was against it, as he explained, because it was not manly to make trouble for someone in front of his family, and Don Apolinar had returned with his wife and daughters.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
