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looks for trouble

looks for trouble is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 looks for trouble

What is looks for trouble the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Looks for trouble is the third-person singular simple present indicative of look for trouble.

Words near looks for trouble in the dictionary

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

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