more trouble than it's worth

high maintenance; requiring excessive investments of effort that may not be exceeded by the return

The fact that Glen M. is not a rational actor makes him more trouble than he's worth.

by N1913 July 1, 2005

Trouble-Solver

A person who solves trouble. Solves trouble from troublemakers. a person who is able to come up with variable solution to causes and types of trouble.

Columbo is a Trouble-solver or Mark Sloane is a Trouble-solver e.g someone made a murder causing trouble therefore solved by said names.

by Sh*tbag April 23, 2009

keep troubles at bay

to control something and prevent it from causing you problems

She fought to keep troubles at bay.

by Daghfag November 7, 2010

good trouble

The kind of trouble you can be proud of, a term used by civil rights icon John Lewis, to mean standing up to authority for what you believe in.

“My philosophy is very simple, when you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, say something, do something, get in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble!”

by Dr Bunnygirl August 15, 2020

troublez

a spanish version of homer simpson

hey, that nigga marvin is troublez. lol.

by sunsh1n391 June 10, 2008

Troubleshot

v. past tense of "troubleshoot"

Boss: Have you examined the the network issue?
Worker: I actually troubleshot it yesterday, and here's what I found...

by star_topology September 28, 2008

troublesearching

1. Using a search engine to troubleshoot a problem.

Not knowing the error code he used google to troublesearch the issue. Troublesearching is a fast way to find solutions.

by kidgoat April 22, 2009