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trouble

idiom
Slang Cockney rhyming slang · East London
Meaning

wife


Origin

via trouble and strife

Examples
SIMPLE

He is going home to see his trouble.

CONTEXTUAL

My friend always jokes that he needs to ask his trouble before making any weekend plans.

COMPLEX

After decades of marriage, he still affectionately refers to his wife as his trouble, a term that carries more warmth than literal meaning.

Anchors to
Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    take a wife

    To marry a woman.

  2. 02

    trophy wife

    A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for her husband, usually older and affluent.

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