spell trouble

idiom

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

Examples of spell trouble in a Sentence

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“Spell trouble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spell%20trouble. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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