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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are trouble" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone or something is causing problems or difficulties.
Example: "The new policies are trouble for many employees who are struggling to adapt."
Alternatives: "are problematic" or "pose challenges".
Dictionary
are trouble
verb
To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
Exact(49)
You are trouble.
Absolutes are trouble.
Smaller fires are trouble enough.
Men are trouble in Kathleen Edwards's songs.
"Writers are trouble, Alan," Kureishi drawled.
In any language, these women are trouble.
Similar(10)
"Most visits are trouble-free".
The FCO does not advise against travel to Jordan and says most visits are trouble-free.
Sports leagues prefer to approve new team owners who are trouble-free and will be grateful supporters of their commissioners.
The Foreign Office also stresses that 50,000 British tourists travel to the Philippines every year and most visits are trouble-free.
About 17 million British nationals visit France every year, according to the Foreign Office, which added: "Most visits are trouble-free.
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