put somebody to trouble 何意?

有一读者问: 请问如何做这道选择题:

(1)I'm sorry to put you_________so much trouble.

A. to B. with C. for D. by

to put somebody to trouble 是一种固定说法,故而应选A。 put somebody to...在此有“使某人遭受……”的意思,与此类似的还有 put somebody to shame, death, inconvenience 等,实例如:

(2)His bad behaviour put his parents to shame .

(3)They put to death anyone appearing in the streets after curfew. (anyone appearing...curfew 较长,故置于 to death 之后)

(4)It put me to inconvenience .