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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Besides—besides—he might slip off through the darkness, and give trouble to find him afterwards!
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
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