He picked her up, and got a kiss for his trouble.
What were they going to get for their trouble?
"This is what they got for their trouble - a trial in Federal court."
In fact, she wanted to get me 'a little something' for my trouble from the shop we parked outside.
I decided that I might as well get something for my trouble.
He got an arrow in the eye for his trouble.
In the old days he'd have got a punch for his trouble.
But there is no record that he ever got even a glass of the brew for his trouble.
What the cruise line gets for its trouble is a little less clear.
All they got for their trouble were club blows that took the fight out of them.