"do not invite their trouble; we have enough trouble" "When I said I was going to help my neighbor get a divorce, Pat said, ""Don't borrow trouble."""
something borrowed, something blue
two of the things required for a happy wedding and successful marriage The bride borrowed a blue garter, so she has something borrowed, something blue!
live on borrowed time
Idiom(s): live on borrowed time
Theme: DOOM
to live longer than circumstances warrant. • John has a terminal disease, and he's living on borrowed time. • This project is living on borrowed time. It is overdue for completion.
borrow trouble
Idiom(s): borrow trouble
Theme: WORRY
to worry needlessly; to make trouble for oneself. • Worrying too much about death is just borrowing trouble. • Do not get involved with politics. That's borrowing trouble.
borrow trouble|borrow|trouble
v. phr. To worry for nothing about trouble that may not come; make trouble for yourself needlessly. Don't borrow trouble by worrying about next year. It's too far away.You are borrowing trouble if you try to tell John what to do. Compare: ASK FOR, CROSS ONE'S BRIDGES BEFORE ONE COMES TO THEM, CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT.
live on borrowed time|borrowed time|live|time
v. phr. To live or last longer than was expected. Ever since his operation, Harvey felt he was living on borrowed time.Mr. Brown was living on borrowed time because a year ago the doctors had told him he would only live six months.
beg, borrow, or steal
beg, borrow, or steal Obtain by any possible means, as in You couldn't beg, borrow, or steal tickets to the Olympics. This term is often used in the negative, to describe something that cannot be obtained; Chaucer used it in The Tale of the Man of Law. [Late 1300s]
on borrowed time, live Outlive reasonable expectations, as in Our twenty-year-old car is living on borrowed time, or The vet said our dog is living on borrowed time. This expression alludes to time borrowed from death. [Late 1800s]
An borrow idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with borrow, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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