spell trouble

idiom

: to cause problems
This decision could spell trouble for all of us.

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Both modes suggest a search for an original way of existing in time, and both spell trouble for biographical narrative, which depends on linear cause and effect. Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 The bill could spell trouble for electric vehicle manufacturers and clean technology companies. Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025 Superintendents say having both funding sources uncertain could spell trouble. Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 3 July 2025 How to prevent an ice dam and how much removal costs The huge icicles spilling over the gutters of houses are often a sign of an ice dam, and that can spell trouble for the structure. Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spell trouble

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“Spell trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20trouble. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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