trouble someone for



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]
See also: trouble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dagnija-Latvian
OlÍVia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
ErnoER-noFinnish
Yarav'am-Biblical Hebrew
Staples['steiplz]
Punit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi