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trouble at mill

/ˌtɹʊ.bə.ləʔˈmɪl/

trouble at mill noun: problems outside the household, especially in the workplace.

Noun

trouble at mill (uncountable)

  1. (Northern England, idiomatic) Problems outside the household, especially in the workplace.
    • THERE is anonymous trouble at mill. Information hath been laid this day, as summonses say, that not all the recipients of the British Telecom staff newspaper Telecom Today, are pleased to get it.1981 April 9, “Ariadne”, in New Scientist, page 136
    • You're being kept here by the British Council, reasons to follow. "Held up, darling – trouble at mill – my lords and masters are begging me to stay on till it's sorted."2008, John Le Carré, Absolute Friends, Hachette UK, →ISBN

trouble at mill meaning in Bengali

trouble at mill in Bengali

সংসারের বাইরের সমস্যা

Forms of trouble at mill

alternative formtrouble at t'mill
alternative formtrouble at the mill

Questions about trouble at mill

What does trouble at mill mean?
Trouble at mill means problems outside the household, especially in the workplace.
What is trouble at mill in Bengali?
Trouble at mill in Bengali is সংসারের বাইরের সমস্যা. See Trouble at mill meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is trouble at mill?
Trouble at mill is a noun.
How do you pronounce trouble at mill?
Trouble at mill is pronounced /ˌtɹʊ.bə.ləʔˈmɪl/.

Words near trouble at mill in the dictionary

  1. troubadourish
  2. troubadourism
  3. troubadours
  4. trouble
  5. trouble and strife
  6. trouble at mill
  7. trouble at t'mill
  8. trouble at the mill
  9. trouble causer
  10. trouble causers
  11. trouble in paradise

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