"borrow trouble" meaning in All languages combined

See borrow trouble on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: borrows trouble [present, singular, third-person], borrowing trouble [participle, present], borrowed trouble [participle, past], borrowed trouble [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} borrow trouble (third-person singular simple present borrows trouble, present participle borrowing trouble, simple past and past participle borrowed trouble)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) To look for trouble; to ask for trouble Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-borrow_trouble-en-verb-wMD86VPq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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