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
ÍVarr-Ancient Scandinavian
RochRAWKH (Polish)French, Polish
BrittonBRIT-ənEnglish
Nata-Russian
PyryPUY-ruyFinnish
Polyxene-Greek Mythology