trouble at mill

noun
/ˌtɹʊ.bə.ləʔˈmɪl/

Definitions

  1. Problems outside the household, especially in the workplace.

    • THERE is anonymous trouble at mill. Information hath been laid this day, as summonses say, that not all the recipients of the British Telecom staff newspaper Telecom Today, are pleased to get it.
    • You're being kept here by the British Council, reasons to follow. "Held up, darling – trouble at mill – my lords and masters are begging me to stay on till it's sorted."

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