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trouble one's head with

Also, trouble oneself about. Bother or worry about, as in Don't trouble your head with these details; I'll take care of it, or It seems to me that teachers should trouble themselves more about teaching and less about manners. The first term dates from the mid-1600s, the variant from the early 1500s.

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Nearby words

  1. troubadour,
  2. troubadours,
  3. troubetzkoy,
  4. trouble,
  5. trouble man,
  6. trouble someone for,
  7. trouble spot,
  8. troubled,
  9. troubled waters,
  10. troublemaker
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