in trouble

Prepositional phrase

 * 1) Suffering difficulties.
 * He had a knack for getting in trouble.
 * 1)  Liable to be punished for misbehavior; in disgrace.
 * 2)  Pregnant, unmarried, and not likely to be married before giving birth.
 * She didn't even know she was in trouble.
 * 1)  Pregnant, unmarried, and not likely to be married before giving birth.
 * She didn't even know she was in trouble.

Usage notes

 * Used most commonly as a predicate with forms of or other copulas and with forms of.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:in trouble

Translations

 * Finnish: pulassa, vaikeuksissa, hankaluuksissa
 * French:
 * German: in Schwierigkeiten; Ärger kriegen
 * Hebrew: בְּצָרוֹת
 * Irish: i dtrioblóid
 * Jamaican Creole: dawg nyam yuh suppa
 * Japanese:
 * Polish: mający kłopoty
 * Romanian: avea probleme