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cruising_for_a_bruising
cruising for a bruising
English
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Adjective
- (idiomatic) Following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.
- 1945 Nov. 30, "Underdog, Undaunted Navy Ready for Army," The Independent Record (Helena, Montana):
- Navy should score once but the Mid-shipmen definitely are cruising for a bruising.
- 2008 Jan. 17, Bill Barnhart, "Dulled foreign gleam could lead to gloom," Chicago Tribune:
- The Euroland economy has been cruising for a bruising for a while.
- 1945 Nov. 30, "Underdog, Undaunted Navy Ready for Army," The Independent Record (Helena, Montana):
Translations
following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself
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