trouble

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BORROW TROUBLE,

GO TO THE TROUBLE or TAKE THE TROUBLE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

go to the trouble

[go to the trouble] or [take the trouble] {v. phr.} To make trouble or extra work for yourself; bother. * /John told Mr. Brown not to go to the trouble […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bubble trouble

[bubble trouble] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} Tire trouble, flat tire. * /The eighteen wheeler ahead of me seems to have bubble trouble./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

spell trouble

[spell trouble] {v. phr.} To signify major difficulties ahead. * /The note we just received from the Chancellor seems to spell trouble./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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