cruising for a bruising

English

Alternative forms

• cruisin’ for a bruisin’

Adjective

cruising for a bruising (not comparable)

1. (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

following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself

• Italian: cercare rogne, andare in cerca di guai
• Polish: szukać guza (pl) impf
• Portuguese: procurando encrenca
• Tagalog: naghahanap ng sakit ng katawan