english
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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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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.
American Heritage Idioms