See borrow trouble on Wiktionary
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},
{
"form": "borrowing trouble",
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{
"form": "borrowed trouble",
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"To worry about future events not in one's control and that may not come to pass"
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"(idiomatic, dated) To worry about future events not in one's control and that may not come to pass"
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"To look for trouble; to ask for trouble"
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"(idiomatic, dated) To look for trouble; to ask for trouble"
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"(idiomatic, dated) To look for trouble; to ask for trouble"
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