spell trouble

idiom

: to cause problems
This decision could spell trouble for all of us.

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The early voting turnout results could also spell trouble for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a former governor of New York, as the high-voting boroughs were those that his rival, Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani, won in the June primary. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025 The shift could spell trouble for Republicans looking to cement support with this group in future elections. Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025 In other words, a wounded edge unit might spell trouble for Macdonald’s defense, as was the case on Sunday. Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 And when discretionary spending falters, that could spell trouble for the broader economy. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spell trouble

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“Spell trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20trouble. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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