Idiom Breakdown

teething trouble

//ˈtiðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)l/ / /ˈtɹə-/ / /ˈtiːðɪŋ ˈtɹʌb(ə)l//

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Definition

Synonym of teething troubles.

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See teething troubles.

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"These particular ships are reported to have given considerable teething trouble and are partly responsible for the position lately taken by the Commission."
"These enterprises some of which are still under construction, or are still "gestating" or having "teething trouble", employ well over 5,53,600^([sic]) persons."
"You will have to develop that industry. You cannot have teething trouble, all the time. What is this teething trouble, I am not able to understand. […] In the name of teething trouble, in the name of protection, they enjoy the concessions at the cost of the consumers and also at the cost of the workers."

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