double trouble
Two simultaneous setbacks
Double trouble refers to two sources of difficulty arriving together, compounding the problem.
The phrase emphasizes that trouble has multiplied: When the twins started walking, it was double trouble.
Often used playfully to describe a mischievous pair: Here comes double trouble.
The rhyme gives it a lighthearted, almost formulaic quality.
- twosomeTwo together
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
- look alikeOne who resembles another
shenanigans · twin · evil twin · colloquialism · duo · tag team · expression · uncertainty · peril · complication · paired · mayhem · predicament · dilemma · endangerment · pandemonium · dyad · copycat
double troubleno trouble
Absence of difficulty
no problem · smooth sailing · trouble-free · single issue · clear path
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