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looked for trouble

looked for trouble is the simple past and past participle of look for trouble.

Meaning of look for trouble

Verb

look for trouble (third-person singular simple present looks for trouble, present participle looking for trouble, simple past and past participle looked for trouble)

  1. (informal) to deliberately act in a way that's likely to lead to a fight.
    • When they showed up, you could tell they were looking for trouble
  2. (informal) to do things that are likely to cause problems.
    • If you cut corners on maintenance now, you're just looking for trouble later on.

Questions about looked for trouble

What is looked for trouble the simple past and past participle of?
Looked for trouble is the simple past and past participle of look for trouble.

Words near looked for trouble in the dictionary

  1. looked down one's nose
  2. looked down upon
  3. looked for
  4. looked for a dog to kick
  5. looked for number one
  6. looked for trouble
  7. looked forward to
  8. looked in
  9. looked in on
  10. looked in the face
  11. looked into

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