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borrows trouble

borrows trouble is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 borrows trouble

What is borrows trouble the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Borrows trouble is the third-person singular simple present indicative of borrow trouble.

Words near borrows trouble in the dictionary

  1. borrowing trouble
  2. borrowings
  3. borrows
  4. borrows a leaf out of someone's book
  5. borrows from Peter to pay Paul
  6. borrows trouble
  7. borrowship
  8. Borruso
  9. Borrusos
  10. borry
  11. borrying

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