Advertisement
Advertisement
borrow trouble
Idioms and Phrases
Go out of one's way to do something that may be harmful, as in Just sign the willâtelling her about it ahead of time is borrowing trouble . [Mid-1800s] Also see ask for , def. 2.Example Sentences
âDonât borrow troubleâ is my favorite, a solid distillation of âSufficient unto the day is the evil thereofâ from the Gospels.
Leslie Feist makes boisterous, joyful noise on âBorrow Trouble,â the latest single from her upcoming album, âMultitudes.â
I donât think you need to borrow trouble here by worrying that you love your nephew too much.
âThings that are super important to me and make the rest of life bearable may not be physically possible for a very long time. Iâm trying not to âborrow trouble,â but there is definitely validity to accepting grief for what has been lost.â
Donât borrow trouble for the future.
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse