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Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Trouble

What is the difference between these below?

She will be in trouble.
She will have trouble.
  

Top answer

Taka She will be in trouble. She will have trouble. "To be in trouble" is an idiom, often suggesting a problem with some authority (police) or authority figure (parent).

— Avangi

  • Taka She will be in trouble.
  • She will have trouble.
  • "To be in trouble" is an idiom, often suggesting a problem with some authority (police) or authority figure (parent).
  • "To have trouble" is to experience difficulty in executing some plan or task.
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TakaShe will be in trouble.
She will have trouble.
"To be in trouble" is an idiom, often suggesting a problem with some authority (police) or authority figure (parent).

"To have trouble" is to experience difficulty in executing some plan or task.
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The second one means that she will have difficulties of some kind. The first one entails that she could be reprimanded. She could have a job that she might get fired from, for example, or possibly be scolded by an authority figure of some kind.
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Avangi "To be in trouble" is an idiom, often suggesting a problem with some authority (police) or authority figure (parent)."To have trouble" is to experience difficulty in executing some plan or task.
So the first one below sound OK but the second one sounds a bit awkward, right?

She may have trouble while traveling abroad.
She may be i
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The second one is ok, but this one is more plausible.


She may get in trouble while traveling abroad.

And this one seems better for #1.

She may have trouble while traveling abroad.
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AlpheccaStarsThe second one is ok, but this one is more plausible. She may get in trouble while traveling abroad.And this one seems better for #1.She may have trouble while traveling abroad.
If the trouble is, say, her delayed flight schedule, or something like that, when she is traveling, 'She may get in trouble while traveling abroad' might be better 'She ma
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<< So the first one below sound OK but the second one sounds a bit awkward, right? >>


There's nothing awkward about the second one.
It would tend to suggest that the trouble might come from some kind of conflict with the authorities, but it's not a hard and fast rule.
If you run out of gas in the middle of the desert,
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Hi,

She may have trouble while traveling abroad.

This can also mean 'trouble doing the activity'.
eg She may have trouble adding two plus two (because she's terrible at math)
eg She may have trouble traveling abroad (be
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CliveThis can also mean 'trouble doing the activity'.
Right. And that's not what I mean here. It's about her trouble she may have while she is traveling.
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TakaShe may be in trouble while traveling abroad.
can equal: She may find herself in trouble while traveling abroad.
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I see. And if the trouble were plural as this, would I sound OK? If it were OK, what would be the difference in meaning between the plural and the singular 'trouble'?

She may have troubles while traveling abroad.
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