Trouble someone for
Politely ask for something, as in May I trouble you for a drink of water? This idiom uses trouble in the sense of “disturb.” [ Mid-1800s ]
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verb (used with object), troubled, troubling. 1. to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate. 2. to put to inconvenience, exertion, pains, or the like: May I trouble you to shut the door? 3. to cause bodily pain, discomfort, or disorder to; afflict: to be troubled by arthritis. 4. to annoy, vex, […]
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