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borrow trouble
Idioms and Phrases
Go out of one's way to do something that may be harmful, as in Just sign the will—telling her about it ahead of time is borrowing trouble . [Mid-1800s] Also see ask for , def. 2.Example Sentences
“Don’t borrow trouble†is my favorite, a solid distillation of “Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof†from the Gospels.
Leslie Feist makes boisterous, joyful noise on “Borrow Trouble,†the latest single from her upcoming album, “Multitudes.â€
I don’t think you need to borrow trouble here by worrying that you love your nephew too much.
“Things that are super important to me and make the rest of life bearable may not be physically possible for a very long time. I’m trying not to ‘borrow trouble,’ but there is definitely validity to accepting grief for what has been lost.â€
Don’t borrow trouble for the future.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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