be riding for a fall
To be behaving in a way that will likely result in a problem or conflict. With the way he keeps skipping school, he is definitely riding for a fall. Jennifer is riding for a fall—you can't start rumors about half the school without repercussions. Yeah, if you keep flirting with that guy's girlfriend, you'll be riding for a fall, buddy.
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