Cruisin' for a bruisin' Meaning in English

expression · lemma: cruise for a bruise

US

KROO-zin fuh BRU-zin

UK

KROO-zin faw BRU-zin

التعريف

This informal expression means someone is doing something that will get them in trouble or make people angry, and as a result they might be punished, yelled at, or even get hurt.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal, mainly spoken. Usually a warning or teasing when someone pushes their luck, annoys, or disrespects others. Rarely used literally—it's more about trouble than actual fighting.

• Spanish: andarse buscando problemas - buscarse una paliza
• Portuguese (BR): tá pedindo pra apanhar - está procurando confusão
• Portuguese (PT): estás a pedi-las - andar à procura de sarilhos
• Chinese (Simplified): 自找麻烦 - 活该挨打
• Chinese (Traditional): 自找麻煩 - 活該捱打
• Hindi: मुसीबत को न्योता देना - पिटाई के लिए बुलाना
• Arabic: يبحث عن المشاكل - يطلب الضرب
• Bengali: ঝামেলার খোরাক হওয়া - মার খাওয়ার পথে থাকা
• Russian: не напрашивайся на неприятности - нарываешься
• Japanese: 痛い目に遭いたいのか - トラブルの元になる
• Vietnamese: chuốc lấy rắc rối - tự rước hoạ vào thân
• Korean: 혼날 짓을 하다 - 곧 문제를 일으킬 행동을 하다
• Turkish: başına bela almak - dayaklık olmak
• Urdu: مصیبت مول لینا - مار پڑوانے والی حرکت کرنا
• Indonesian: cari masalah - cari gara-gara

جمل نموذجية

Stop bothering your sister, or you're cruisin' for a bruisin'.

basic

If you keep talking back to the teacher, you're cruisin' for a bruisin'.

basic

Don't touch that dog again—you are cruisin' for a bruisin'!

basic

Keep teasing Mike like that and you're seriously cruisin' for a bruisin'.

natural

I warned you—mess with them and you'll be cruisin' for a bruisin'.

natural

Laugh all you want, but if you break Mom’s vase, you’re cruisin' for a bruisin'.

natural