trouble man
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trouble man
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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“You’re trying to get me in trouble, man.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Aaliyah’s in trouble man,” the manager, Demetrius Smith, recalled Mr. Kelly telling him during the third day of the singer’s trial.
From New York Times
“You trying to get me in trouble, man?”
From Los Angeles Times
Travelling on the C train, Chacon met a young Philadelphia singer called Charles Pettigrew carrying a vinyl copy of Marvin Gaye’s 1972 soundtrack Trouble Man.
From The Guardian
“We met in Eddie’s car in a parking lot, a very LA thing to do. I played him the songs of Laraaji and this track Vai Gorilla, by Fabio Frizzi, which rips off Trouble Man brutally but it’s not quite so deep. It’s more modish, frailer. We talked about stuff like that as a concept for the album. I’d say, ‘Don’t try to be soul.
From The Guardian
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