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hassle1 nounhassle2 verb hasslehas‧sle1 /ˈhæsəl/ noun   hassle1Origin: 1800-1900 Perhaps from haggle + tussle - An experienced real estate agent will be able to avoid legal hassles.
- Buy Christmas presents early, and avoid the hassles of December shopping.
- Byrd says he settled the claim to avoid legal hassles.
- Driving downtown is just too much hassle.
- I don't want to organize a big party - it's too much hassle.
- Shopping by mail avoids the hassles of crowded stores at Christmastime.
- The airline doesn't make seat assignments, which can be a hassle for travelers, but it saves money.
- Avoid hassle by using this site to e-mail several estate agents and let them do all the work.
- Every move requires a person to take the time and fight the hassle to register to vote.
- Her biggest hassle is deciding which client to bill her hours to.
- I was still handed a second to cause me extra hassle.
- In addition to the hassle, lost receipts can mean lost deductions.
- It sure saves all that hassle of getting to know and understand him.
- This is how Ovation do it, and it certainly means less hassle when it comes to changing strings.
- Too much of a hassle to use both toothpaste and mouthwash?
► setback a problem that stops you from making progress: · The space program suffered a major setback when the space shuttle, Discovery, exploded. ► snag informal a problem, especially one that you had not expected: · There’s a snag – I don’t have his number. ► hitch a small problem that delays or prevents something: · There have been a few last-minute hitches. ► trouble when something does not work in the way it should: · The plane developed engine trouble. ► hassle spoken a situation that is annoying because it causes problems: · Just trying to store all this stuff is a hassle. something that causes difficulties► problem a bad situation that must be dealt with, because it is causing harm or inconvenience, or it is stopping you from doing what you want to do: have a problem: · If you have any problems, give me a call.problem with: · Sue's had a lot of problems with her neighbours recently.cause/create problems: · The new traffic system is causing problems for everyone.solve a problem (=find a way to deal with it): · Scientists still have not solved the problem of what to do with nuclear waste.the drug/crime etc problem: · Federal laws have almost no effect on the crime problem that concerns most people - crime on the streets.problem of: · The problem of substance abuse in high school is widespread.big/serious problem: · Our biggest problem is lack of money.· Whiteflies can be a serious problem that affects produce grown in California and other states. ► difficulty a problem that makes it more difficult to do something that you are trying to do: · I don't expect major difficulties, although there are still differences to be worked out.difficulty with: · The main difficulty with this method is that it takes twice as long.have difficulty with (doing) something: · Youngsters may have difficulty applying the paint because of its thin consistency.get into difficulty/difficulties (=start to have problems in a situation): · Credit cards make it extremely easy to get into difficulty with debt.economic/financial difficulty: · The nation faces severe economic difficulties.language/technical/legal etc difficulty: · Police officers in most Californian cities need to be able to cope with language difficulties and cultural differences.face/experience difficulty: · Some parents experienced difficulty when they tried to move their children to other schools.be in difficulty/difficulties (=be in a situation that has problems): · Manchester United won easily, and never seemed to be in any difficulty.difficulty of doing something: · The difficulties of counting whales makes most population figures extremely unreliable. ► trouble a problem or several problems that make something difficult, spoil your plans etc: · The trouble was caused by a loose connection in the fuse box.· If you used the same tape later and had no sound trouble, the problem is in the video recorder, not the tape.trouble with: · The pilot reported trouble with both engines.have trouble: · We have had a lot of trouble with the car this year.have trouble doing something: · Norris had trouble finding work and is still unemployed.cause trouble: · Snow and freezing temperatures caused trouble at many airports.the trouble with something (=the one feature of something that is a problem): · The trouble with lasagne is that it takes so long to make. ► hassle informal a problem or a series of problems that are annoying because they involve a lot of work, arguing, inconvenience etc: · The airline doesn't make seat assignments, which can be a hassle for travelers, but it saves money.· Shopping by mail avoids the hassles of crowded stores at Christmastime.legal/bureaucratic etc hassles: · Byrd says he settled the claim to avoid legal hassles.it's too much hassle: · I don't want to organize a big party - it's too much hassle. ► complication an additional problem that makes a situation even harder to deal with than it already is: · One complication is that the meals also need to be suitable for children of Islamic or Jewish faiths.· Legal and financial complications have made it impossible for the two companies to complete the deal on time. ► hitch a small problem within a long process: · The plan has a hitch: drilling holes for the owls in the trees will kill the trees. without a hitch (=without any problems): · The parade went off without a hitch, despite concern about protestors.· The shuttle landed without a hitch at Edwards Air Force Base.there's a hitch: · There was a hitch - about half the employees did not want to move to a different city.hitch in: · Nelson refused to comment on reports of a last-minute hitch in the negotiations.technical hitch: · There's been a slight technical hitch, so we'll have to postpone the video until later. ► hiccup a small problem which is not very important compared to other things: · There was a slight hiccup when I couldn't find my car keys, but finally we set off.· The airline industry's troubles are a mere hiccup in an otherwise upward growth trend. ► snag a small problem or disadvantage in something which is mainly good and satisfactory: · The cleanup effort was delayed for a few days by some technical snags and equipment problems.hit a snag/run into a snag: · The case hit a snag in October when the judge handling it had to be replaced.last-minute snag: · The House worked out some last-minute snags in the legislation. ► catch a hidden problem or disadvantage in an offer that seems very good - use this especially when you think the problem has been deliberately hidden to trick people: there's a catch: · You get free meals and accommodation, but there's a catch -- you have to look after the children.with a catch: · Many of the best deals come with a catch: they are only good through early summer.the catch is (that): · The catch is that you can't enter the contest unless you have spent $50 in the store. ► teething troubles/pains/problems British small problems that a new company, product, system etc has at the beginning: · After a few teething troubles, the new car worked perfectly.· The disagreement was just one of the teething problems of the partnership. adjectives► a real hassle (=used to emphasize that something is very annoying or causes a lot of problems)· Carrying a heavy bag around all day is a real hassle. ► a big hassle· I find putting on make-up a big hassle. ► legal/bureaucratic/administrative hassle· It took weeks of bureaucratic hassle to get a replacement passport. verbs► get hassle (=be made to experience problems)· Liz is getting a lot of hassle about the claim from her insurance company. ► have hassle (=experience problems)· If we book now, we won’t have the hassle of picking up the tickets at the box office. ► give somebody hassle (=make someone experience problems)· Did the teacher give you any hassle about that homework? ► avoid hassle· Many couples get married abroad to avoid the hassle and cost of a big wedding. phrases► it’s not worth the hassle (=something is not worth doing because it involves a lot of problems)· I’m not going to argue with him – it’s just not worth the hassle. ► take the hassle out of something (=remove the problems related to doing something)· The internet takes all the hassle out of shopping. ► go through the hassle of doing something (=experience the problems of doing something)· The shirt didn’t fit so I had to go through the hassle of taking it back to the shop. 1[countable, uncountable] spoken something that is annoying, because it causes problems or is difficult to do:  I don’t feel like cooking tonight, it’s too much hassle. It’s such a hassle not having a washing machine.► see thesaurus at problem2[countable] American English informal an argument between two people or groups: hassles with the managementCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa real hassle (=used to emphasize that something is very annoying or causes a lot of problems)· Carrying a heavy bag around all day is a real hassle.a big hassle· I find putting on make-up a big hassle.legal/bureaucratic/administrative hassle· It took weeks of bureaucratic hassle to get a replacement passport.verbsget hassle (=be made to experience problems)· Liz is getting a lot of hassle about the claim from her insurance company.have hassle (=experience problems)· If we book now, we won’t have the hassle of picking up the tickets at the box office.give somebody hassle (=make someone experience problems)· Did the teacher give you any hassle about that homework?avoid hassle· Many couples get married abroad to avoid the hassle and cost of a big wedding.phrasesit’s not worth the hassle (=something is not worth doing because it involves a lot of problems)· I’m not going to argue with him – it’s just not worth the hassle.take the hassle out of something (=remove the problems related to doing something)· The internet takes all the hassle out of shopping.go through the hassle of doing something (=experience the problems of doing something)· The shirt didn’t fit so I had to go through the hassle of taking it back to the shop.hassle1 nounhassle2 verb hasslehassle2 verb (past tense and past participle hassled, present participle hassling) [transitive] informal VERB TABLEhassle |
| Present | I, you, we, they | hassle | | he, she, it | hassles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hassled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hassled | | he, she, it | has hassled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hassled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will hassle | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hassled |
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| Present | I | am hassling | | he, she, it | is hassling | | you, we, they | are hassling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was hassling | | you, we, they | were hassling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hassling | | he, she, it | has been hassling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hassling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hassling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hassling |
- A homeless man was hassling motorists at the traffic lights.
- And goodness knows I get tired, irritable and hassled by my children's demands.
- And I am not going to hassle him over his choices because it's his neck on the line.
- Are you just going to hassle me?
- None the less, Wood said he has destroyed all of Mary Lou's tapes to ensure that she will not be further hassled.
- Perhaps, while she hassled, she managed to forget Montaine for a few hours.
- Thieving, fighting, hassling the locals.
- We should not hassle it with its shortcomings at every juncture.
- We were often hassled by the neighbours and occasionally by the police.
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