to causing trouble
103
3.2
- phrasal verb
:
causar problemas
- The students were causing trouble by shouting in the hallway during class.
- cause more trouble
Um, so I've been causing trouble for a while.
- Um, so I've been causing trouble for a while.
- This lingering lawsuit and frozen accounts would continue to cause trouble for Ponzi for months.
- Although they give us pleasure and they're easy, God, they really cause a lot of trouble later.
- It's going to interfere with your perceived status, or it's going to cause you financial trouble even in the short run.
- If they weren't being occupied in those virtual worlds, they might actually be causing more trouble.
- Basically all their efforts to be nice just cause them more trouble while also costing them a lot of money.
- And I think the question to start with is what is your first memory of causing trouble or getting into trouble?
- It's really that there, there often isn't a lot of subtlety to the things that cause trouble.
- Breton hasn't just been causing trouble in theaters, though.
- It becomes this kind of, you know, safe way of corralling those who would sort of cause trouble.
Examples
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I don't want to cause any more trouble.
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I just want to be out causing trouble, mischievous trouble, not criminal trouble.
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We're not going to cause any trouble.
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It's good to see you causing trouble.
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Well, she does seem to cause a lot of trouble, I admit.
Fiction book (1991) -
Luckily we caught her before she caused too much trouble.
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Now that you have been warned, please try to enjoy yourselves without causing any trouble.
Fiction book (1992) -
Garfield, you have caused enough trouble today.
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Well, you guys are in with the Meadowlarks, so try not to cause any more trouble, all right?
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Um, so I've been causing trouble for a while.
Synonyms
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4.2
To handle something in a way that causes damage or problems
174
1.8
To cause someone worry or bother
48
4.8
To make people feel strong emotions like anger or fear
36
6.9
To cause something bad to start
20
5.3
Do or say something that causes trouble and upsets other people
8
8.0
To cause trouble by saying things to make people argue
7
4.1
To make a place or situation very messy and confused
5
5.3
To cause fights or problems between people on purpose
1
7.4
Make people more angry and cause conflict between groups
1
9.9
To say or do things to make others angry and start fights
1
7.3
Make a bad situation worse by what you say or do
To say or do things that cause arguments and make people angry
To cause trouble between people to get attention
To say or do something that causes strong reactions and confusion among people
To cause a lot of trouble and anger among people
To cause disagreement between people or groups
Antonyms
How Troublesome
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cause' (to make happen) combined with 'trouble' (problems) yields 'making/creating problems.' This follows a standard verb + noun composition found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Causing trouble is like dropping a stone into a calm pond: the stone causing waves makes small, spreading trouble on the water. That's why the phrase means 'acting in a way that creates problems'.