trouble in paradise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable, usually) An unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation, especially in a marital or romantic relationship.
[H]e’ll keep on peeping through her window, anxious for some glimpse of trouble in paradise with the new boyfriend.
2013 October 5, Tom Russo, “Reasons to get ‘Stuck in Love’”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 10 Jul 2014:Is there trouble in paradise? Maybe not, but it will be interesting to see whether the Bulls can make it through another season without serious internal problems.
1996 December 10, Clifton Brown, “Challenge for the Bulls Is to Repair the Cracks”, in New York Times, retrieved 10 Jul 2014:Chaucer's people are not paralyzed by self-consciousness in the act of love. They possess none of modern man's neurasthenic haste to import trouble in paradise.
1969 February 14, “New Plays: Pilgrims' Regress”, in Time, retrieved 10 Jul 2014:My wife wasn't in the best of moods on our honeymoon last week. ― Trouble in paradise?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| troubles in paradise | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
fr y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · es problema en el paraíso (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · cmn 金玉其外，敗絮其中 /金玉其外 (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · no trøbbel i paradis (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · pl kłopoty w raju (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · cmn 同床異夢 /同床异梦 (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · he צרות בגן עדן (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · cmn 貌合神離 /貌合神离 (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · cmn 败絮其中 (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation) · fi käärme paratiisissa (unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation)