| 单词 | ↑Causing difficulties for oneself or others |
| 释义 | ↑Causing difficulties for oneself or others Causing difficulties for oneself or others — Thesaurus+: LEVEL 4 SL ↑♯ Causing difficulties for oneself or others (36) in total 1. a big ask ⇒ ↑a big ask 2. ail verb [T] FORMAL (CAUSE DIFFICULTY) ⇒ ↑ail 3. be your own worst enemy ⇒ ↑be your own worst enemy 4. be a tall order ⇒ ↑be a tall order 5. be asking for trouble ⇒ ↑be asking for trouble 6. catch sb out INFORMAL (CAUSE DIFFICULTY) — phrasal verb with catch verb ⇒ ↑catch sb out 7. come back/home to roost ⇒ ↑come back/home to roost 8. cumbersome adjective ⇒ ↑cumbersome 9. dig yourself into a hole INFORMAL ⇒ ↑dig yourself into a hole 10. encumber verb [T] FORMAL ⇒ ↑encumber 11. give sb a hard time INFORMAL ⇒ ↑give sb a hard time 12. head for sth — phrasal verb with head verb ⇒ ↑head for sth 13. inundate verb [T] (TOO MUCH) ⇒ ↑inundate 14. land sb in sth — phrasal verb with land verb ⇒ ↑land sb in sth 15. lay yourself open to attack, criticism, ridicule, etc. ⇒ ↑lay yourself open to attack, criticism, ridicule, etc. 16. lay up trouble for yourself ⇒ ↑lay up trouble for yourself 17. like pulling teeth ⇒ ↑like pulling teeth 18. make a rod for your own back UK ⇒ ↑make a rod for your own back 19. make heavy weather of sth UK DISAPPROVING ⇒ ↑make heavy weather of sth 20. overburden verb [T often passive] ⇒ ↑overburden 21. pitchfork sb into sth — phrasal verb with pitchfork verb ⇒ ↑pitchfork sb into sth 22. plunge (sb/sth) into sth — phrasal verb with plunge verb ⇒ ↑plunge (sb/sth) into sth 23. pose verb [T] (CAUSE) ⇒ ↑pose 24. shoot yourself in the foot ⇒ ↑shoot yourself in the foot 25. sow the seeds of sth ⇒ ↑sow the seeds of sth 26. spell trouble ⇒ ↑spell trouble 27. store up trouble/problems ⇒ ↑store up trouble/problems 28. subject sb/sth to sth — phrasal verb with subject verb [T] ⇒ ↑subject sb/sth to sth 29. suicidal adjective (DEFEAT) ⇒ ↑suicidal 30. suicide noun [U] (DEFEAT) ⇒ ↑suicide 31. swamp verb (TOO MUCH/BIG) ⇒ ↑swamp 32. ˈfault ˌline noun [C] (PROBLEM) ⇒ ↑fault line 33. ˌown ˈgoal noun [C] UK ⇒ ↑own goal 34. ˌwrong-ˈfoot verb ⇒ ↑wrong-foot 35. storm clouds [plural] LITERARY ⇒ ↑storm cloud 36. storm clouds [plural] LITERARY ⇒ ↑storm clouds |
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