borrow trouble

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borrow trouble

Fig. to worry needlessly; to make trouble for oneself. Worrying too much about death is just borrowing trouble. Do not get involved with politics. That's borrowing trouble.

See also: borrow, trouble

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Well, I wouldn't borrow trouble, but have a real good time. Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context We shall pull through, children, so don't borrow trouble, only be ready for discomforts and annoyances. An Old-Fashioned Girl by Alcott, Louisa May View in context			boot up bootstrap booze booze it up booze up border on bore bore stiff bore the arse off bore the pants off of bore through bore to death bored out of your mind bored silly boredom born born and bred born and raised born on the wrong side of the blanket born out of wedlock born to born to be born with a silver spoon in mouth borrow borrow from borrow trouble bosom bosom buddy boss boss around botch up both both sheets in the wind bother bother about bother head about bother with bottle bottle up bottom bottom drawer bottom fell out bottom line bottom of the barrel bottom out Bottoms up! bounce bounce along bounce around bounce back bounce back and forth			Borrelia theileri Borrelia theileri borreliosis borreliosis borreliosis Borrisnoe Mountain Borrmann effect Borromean Islands Borromeo, Charles Borromeo, Saint Charles Borromini Borromini Borromini, Francesco Borromini, Francesco borrow borrow borrow borrow borrow Borrow (disambiguation) Borrow (disambiguation) Borrow (disambiguation) Borrow (disambiguation) borrow dishonestly borrow from Borrow Output borrow pit borrow pit borrow pits borrow pits borrow trouble Borrow, General Agreement to Borrow, George (Henry) Borrow, George (Henry) Borrow, George (Henry) Borrow, George (Henry) Borrow, George Henry Borrowdale Volcanic Group borrowed borrowed borrowed borrowed borrowed Borrowed Days Borrowed Funds borrowed light Borrowed Military Manpower Borrowed Money Borrowed Personnel Borrowed Reserve Borrowed reserves borrowed servant doctrine borrowed time borrowed trouble borrowed trouble borrowed trouble borrowed trouble Borrowed word borrower borrower borrower

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