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borrowed trouble

borrowed trouble is the simple past and past participle of borrow trouble.

Meaning of borrow trouble

Verb

borrow trouble (third-person singular simple present borrows trouble, present participle borrowing trouble, simple past and past participle borrowed trouble)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To worry about future events not in one's control and that may not come to pass.
  2. (dated, idiomatic) To look for trouble; to ask for trouble.

Questions about borrowed trouble

What is borrowed trouble the simple past and past participle of?
Borrowed trouble is the simple past and past participle of borrow trouble.

Words near borrowed trouble in the dictionary

  1. borrowed lights
  2. borrowed neutral
  3. borrowed neutrals
  4. borrowed scenery
  5. borrowed time
  6. borrowed trouble
  7. borrowedst
  8. borrowee
  9. borrowees
  10. borrower
  11. borrowers

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