cruising for a bruising
English
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[edit]cruising for a bruising (not comparable)
- (informal) Following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.
- 1945 November 30, “Underdog, Undaunted Navy Ready for Army”, in The Independent Record, Helena, Montana:
- Navy should score once but the Mid-shipmen definitely are cruising for a bruising.
- 2008 January 17, Bill Barnhart, “Dulled foreign gleam could lead to gloom”, in Chicago Tribune:
- The Euroland economy has been cruising for a bruising for a while.
Translations
[edit]following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself
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