cruising for a bruising

cruising for a bruising

slang Acting in a way that is likely to result in punishment or harm. Often shortened colloquially as "cruisin' for a bruisin'." Oh, you're cruising for a bruising if you keep talking to me like that! Did you hear the way he insulted the boss during our meeting? He's really cruisin' for a bruisin'. Dude, you're crusin' for a brusin'—that girl you're flirting with is dating the captain of the football team!

See also: bruise, cruise, for

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cruising for a bruising

 and cruisin' for a bruisin'

Sl. asking for trouble. You are cruising for a bruising, you know that? Who's cruisin' for a bruisin'?

See also: bruise, cruise, for

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

cruising for a bruising

heading or looking for trouble. informal, chiefly North American

1998 Times The problem…is the unrealistic value of the Hong Kong dollar…it has been cruising for a bruising for most of last year.

See also: bruise, cruise, for

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cruisin’ for a bruisin’

verb

See cruising for a bruising

See also: for

cruising for a bruising

and cruisin’ for a bruisin’

in. asking for trouble. You are cruising for a bruising, you know that?

See also: bruise, cruise, for

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