"I have an idea they may run into a bit of trouble tonight in Washington."

I ran into a bit of a problem over there.

"Got into a bit of trouble last night with the general."

Now sometimes that got you into a little bit of hot water; here they seem to like it.

I told them I'd got into a bit of a scrap at school.

And that put him into a bit of a panic.

I'd started to get into a bit of a mess with speed.

In fact, the city turns into a bit of a ghost town at night.

However, their adventures usually get them into quite a bit of trouble.

"Got yourself into quite a bit of trouble," he said.