DON'T BORROW TROUBLE

Meaning of DON'T BORROW TROUBLE in English

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."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

DON'T BORROW TROUBLE — "do not invite their trouble; we have enough trouble" "When I said I was going to help my neighbor get …
English Idioms vocab
T — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES can/can't cope ▪ Older people can't cope so well with the heat. don't expect miracles ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Don Juan don't expect miracles ▪ Don’t expect miracles. A hairdresser can't make a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DON — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River {{link=McNeill Don">McNeill …
Английский словарь Британика
TROUBLE — I. ˈtrəbəl verb ( troubled ; troubled ; troubling -b(ə)liŋ ; troubles ) Etymology: Middle English troublen, troblen, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
T — I. ˈtē noun ( plural t's or ts ˈtēz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. : the 20th letter …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DON — I. ˈdän noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Latin dominus, master, lord — more at dame 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BORROW — I. ˈbä(ˌ)rō, -_rə also ˈbȯ-; often -_rəw+V; chiefly in substand speech -_rē or -_ri verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BORROW — (v. t.) To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
Английский словарь Webster
BORROW — ( v. t. ) To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TROUBLE — — troubledly , adv. — troubledness , n. — troubler , n. — troublingly , adv. /trub"euhl/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — /don/ ; for 1 also Russ. /dawn/ , n. 1. a river flowing generally S from Tula in the Russian …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DON — don 1 /don/ ; Sp., It. /dawn/ , n. 1. ( cap. ) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BORROW — — borrowable , adj. — borrower , n. /bor"oh, bawr"oh/ , v.t. 1. to take or obtain with the promise …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROUBLE — I. ˈtrə-bəl verb ( trou·bled ; trou·bling ˈtrə-b(ə-)liŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French trubler, from Vulgar Latin * turbulare, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BORROW — verb Etymology: Middle English borwen, from Old English borgian; akin to Old English beorgan to preserve — more at bury …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TROUBLE — adj troubled; dark; gloomy. 2. trouble ·vt a fault or interruption in a stratum. 3. trouble ·vt that which gives …
Webster English vocab
DON — vt to put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with. 2. don ·noun sir; mr; signior; a …
Webster English vocab
BORROW — vt to feign or counterfeit. 2. borrow ·noun the act of borrowing. 3. borrow ·noun something deposited as security; a …
Webster English vocab
DON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 Brit. a university teacher, especially a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DON — [don] vt donned ; don.ning [ME, contr. of do on] (14c) 1: to put on (an article of clothing) 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BORROW — [bor.row] vb [ME borwen, fr. OE borgian; akin to OE beorgan to preserve--more at bury] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — [Don] abbreviation Donegal
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DON — don, Don BrE AmE dɒn AmE dɑːn —See also phrases with this word ▷ donned dɒnd AmE dɑːnd ▷ donning …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BORROW — borrow, B~ BrE AmE ˈbɒr əʊ AmE ˈbɔːr oʊ ˈbɑːr- ▷ borrow|ed d ▷ borrow|ing ɪŋ ▷ borrow|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TROUBLE — / ˈtrʌbl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PROBLEM / WORRY 1. [ U , C ] trouble (with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
T — (also t ) / tiː; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( pl. Ts , T's , t's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BORROW — / ˈbɒrəʊ; NAmE ˈbɑːroʊ; ˈbɔːr-/ verb 1. [ vn ] borrow sth (from sb/sth) to take and use sth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROUBLE — I. troub ‧ le 1 S1 W2 /ˈtrʌb ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ troubled …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
T — T BrE AmE , t /tiː/ ( plural T’s , t’s ) noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] the 20th …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DON — I. don 1 /dɒn $ dɑːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: a respectful …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BORROW — bor ‧ row S2 W3 /ˈbɒrəʊ $ ˈbɑːroʊ, ˈbɔː-/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive] [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TROUBLE — n. & v. --n. 1 difficulty or distress; vexation, affliction (am having trouble with my car). 2 a inconvenience; unpleasant …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TROUBLE — n. & v. n. 1 difficulty or distress; vexation, affliction (am having trouble with my car). 2 a inconvenience; unpleasant …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DON — n. 1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TROUBLE — n. & v. --n. 1. difficulty or distress; vexation, affliction (am having trouble with my car). 2 a inconvenience; unpleasant …
Oxford English vocab
DON — 1. n.1 a university teacher, esp. a senior member of a college at Oxford or Cambridge. 2 (Don) a a …
Oxford English vocab
TROUBLE — ( troubles, troubling, troubled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DON — ( dons, donning, donned) 1. If you don clothing, you put it on. ( WRITTEN ) The crowd threw petrol …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BORROW — ( borrows, borrowing, borrowed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROUBLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BORROW — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES borrow a book ( also take out a book British English ) (= from a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TROUBLE — (DIFFICULTIES) [noun] - problems or difficultiesThe form was terribly complicated and I had a lot of trouble with it. [U]She …
Cambridge English vocab
BORROW — (RECEIVE) [verb] - to get or receive (something) from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period …
Cambridge English vocab
DON
Cambridge English vocab
DON — n. Bradman Don Buell Don Carlos DeLillo Don Don Juan Don Pacifico Affair Don River McNeill Don Rostov on Don …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TROUBLE — See: BORROW TROUBLE, GO TO THE TROUBLE or TAKE THE TROUBLE.
Slang English vocab
DON — n. Function: verb 1 to place on one's person (an article of clothing) FF1C; donned a raincoat for his trip …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DON — verb 1. to place on one's person (an article of clothing) donned a raincoat for his trip Synonyms: assume, draw …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TROUBLE — I. noun 1 problems ADJECTIVE ▪ bad , big , deep , desperate ( esp. BrE ), dire , huge …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DON — verb Don is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ armour , ↑ coat , ↑ costume , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BORROW — verb 1 money/things ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ He ~ed heavily to set the company up. PREPOSITION ▪ from ▪ She …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TROUBLE — See ↑ FAULT 1, ↑ PROBLEM 1,12, ↑ WORRIED/WORRYING 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be asking for trouble • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
BORROW — See ↑ BORROW 1,2
Longman Activator English vocab
BORROW — INDEX: 1. to borrow something 2. to borrow money 3. to pay money so that you can borrow and use …
Longman Activator English vocab
TROUBLE — n. 25B6; noun you've caused enough trouble already : PROBLEMS, difficulty, bother, inconvenience, worry, anxiety, distress, stress, agitation, harassment, unpleasantness; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DON — n. 25B6; noun an Oxford don : UNIVERSITY TEACHER, (university) lecturer, fellow, professor, reader, academic, scholar.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TROUBLE
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TROUBLE — See: BORROW TROUBLE, GO TO THE TROUBLE or TAKE THE TROUBLE.
Словарь английских идиом
TROUBLE — noun 1 BAD : I'm sorry to cause you so many troubles. GOOD : I'm sorry to cause you so …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BORROW — verb BAD : I asked my friend to borrow me some money. GOOD : I asked my friend to lend …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TROUBLE — 1. сущ. 1) а) беспокойство, волнение, тревога to give trouble, to put to trouble ≈ причинять беспокойство (кому-л.) She kept …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
T — I сокр. от temperature температура II сокр. от tension напряжение; натяжение III сокр. от t - true истинный 20-я буква …
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