A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

treat someone to something • treat someone with
something
treat someone to something —supply food, entertainment, etc.
at one’s own expense to a person: He told me that I was the
only one to ever treat him to dinner, aside from his father.
Isn’t that sad?
treat someone with something —
1
. act or behave towards a
person in a manner specified: They treated me with a respect
that I am still unsure I deserved. 2. = treat someone to some-
thing: They treated me with a big steak dinner with all the
fixings. It was great!
Note: 
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
treat someone for something—give medical care to a person
who has an illness or injury: Women who had been treated for
breast cancer faced the risk of a local recurrence.
tremble at something • tremble with something
tremble at something —regard smth. with fear: To depart
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tremble at something

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from Fashion in a Fashion-Book is so shocking a thing that we
tremble at the very idea of it.
tremble with something —shiver because of fear, cold, etc.:
The children waited outside the school, trembling with cold.
trouble man • trouble-maker
trouble man —(U.S.) a workman employed to locate causes
of problem and to make needed repairs: “Troubleman”
McCarley located the difficulty, and repair crews worked until
morning restoring service.
trouble-maker —a person that ferments strife and disagree-
ment: My brother was a troublemaker and now they’re taking
it out on me.
trouble oneself about something • trouble oneself
with something
trouble oneself about something —(also: trouble about some-
thing ) worry about smth.; be concerned about smth.: If you
trouble yourself about every little thing that goes wrong, you
will never have any peace of mind.
trouble oneself with something —(also: trouble with something )
be involved with smth.; preoccupy oneself with smth.: I have
a good breakfast and good meal in the evening, and never
trouble myself with lunch.