Phrase guide

trouble in paradise

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable, usually

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 同床異夢 /同床异梦 (tóngchuángyìmèng) — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貌合神離 /貌合神离 (màohéshénlí) — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金玉其外,敗絮其中 /金玉其外 — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 败絮其中 (jīnyù qíwài, bàixù qízhōng) — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Finnish: käärme paratiisissa — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • French: y avoir de l'eau dans le gaz — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Hebrew: צרות בגן עדן — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Norwegian: trøbbel i paradis — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Polish: kłopoty w raju — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation
  • Spanish: problema en el paraíso — unexpected problem in a supposedly positive situation