There is trouble brewing.
- There is trouble brewing.
Trouble is brewing. & There is trouble brewing.
Fig. Trouble is developing. •
Trouble's brewing at the office. I have to get there early tomorrow.
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There is trouble brewing in the government. The prime minister may resign.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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