trouble about
Related to trouble about: trouble maker
trouble (someone or oneself) about (someone or something)
1. To bother or inconvenience someone with a question or request about someone or something. I'm sorry to trouble you about this again, but I need your help with a new problem that has cropped up. You should never worry about troubling your teachers or parents about someone who is bullying you in school.
2. To concern oneself with or worry about someone or something. Often used in negative constructions. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is always used. It's just a minor technical error that should resolve itself—don't trouble yourself about it. I know I need to stop troubling myself about such negative people, but I can't help letting their comments get to me.
See also: trouble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
trouble someone about someone or something
to bother someone by asking about someone or something. Please don't trouble me about Larry. Can I trouble you about a billing problem?
See also: trouble
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- accompany on a journey
- be in bad with (someone)
- a dog in the manger
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- bird has flown, the
- be/have done with somebody/something
- bargain
- bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)