"cruising for a bruising" meaning in 英语

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Adjective

  1. 自找麻烦的,自讨苦吃的 Tags: informal
    Sense id: zh-cruising_for_a_bruising-en-adj-jMBJcHki Categories (other): 有引文的英語詞, 英語引文翻譯請求, 英語非正式用語
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cruisin’ for a bruisin’
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