Meaning of trouble in paradise | Babel Free

Definitions

An unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation, especially in a marital or romantic relationship.

idiomatic, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“My wife wasn't in the best of moods on our honeymoon last week. ― Trouble in paradise?”

“Chaucer's people are not paralyzed by self-consciousness in the act of love. They possess none of modern man's neurasthenic haste to import trouble in paradise.”

“Is there trouble in paradise? Maybe not, but it will be interesting to see whether the Bulls can make it through another season without serious internal problems.”

“[H]e’ll keep on peeping through her window, anxious for some glimpse of trouble in paradise with the new boyfriend.”

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