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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And further on: "So that if you give trouble, which I will never believe, you yourself will not be exempt therefrom."
From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous
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