trouble man
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trouble man
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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"Do I look like I'm getting into trouble, man?!"
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
Faithful to his idea that the cares of life trouble man, and draw him downward, Jesus required from his associates a complete detachment from the earth, an absolute devotion to his work.
From The Life of Jesus by Renan, Ernest
For Marya had been fashioned to trouble man.
From The Crimson Tide A Novel by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
He remembered the words of Ross that no wild animal would trouble man if man did not trouble him, and, rolling a little nearer to Paul, he shut his eyes and sought sleep.
From The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
Then Sean Ruadh went towards the princess and said: "That urfeist will never trouble man or woman again."
From Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland by Curtin, Jeremiah
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