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borrowing trouble

borrowing trouble is the present participle and gerund 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 borrowing trouble

What is borrowing trouble the present participle and gerund of?
Borrowing trouble is the present participle and gerund of borrow trouble.

Words near borrowing trouble in the dictionary

  1. borrowing a leaf out of someone's book
  2. borrowing card
  3. borrowing cards
  4. borrowing days
  5. borrowing from Peter to pay Paul
  6. borrowing trouble
  7. borrowings
  8. borrows
  9. borrows a leaf out of someone's book
  10. borrows from Peter to pay Paul
  11. borrows trouble

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