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
Bleda-History
Radzim-Polish
Alcippe-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Hektor-Greek Mythology
Yuhanna-Arabic
Tarek-Arabic