in trouble with both parties;make things very difficult for both sides ❍ 谁知李少爷一定要娶，张家正在设法，～； …… (《红楼梦》170)❶Still young Mr Li insisted on having her,making things very difficult for the Zhangs. ❷But oh dear! Young Mr Li wouldn’t take no for an answer,and the Zhangs were quite at their wits’end,being now in trouble with both parties.