Get into trouble

verb, slang

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To be punished or chastised for doing something prohibited. intransitive
  2. 2
    To cause to be punished. transitive

    "You'll get us all into trouble if you don't keep quiet."

  3. 3
    To fall into difficulty. intransitive
  4. 4
    Of a woman, especially a single or young woman:; To become pregnant. euphemistic, intransitive, slang
  5. 5
    Of a woman, especially a single or young woman:; To make pregnant. euphemistic, slang, transitive

    "He got a girl into trouble and had to marry her."

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