How to Pronounce "cruisin' for a bruisin'"
expression
KROO-zin fuh BRU-zin
KROO-zin faw BRU-zin
Definition
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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkruːzɪn/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbruːzɪn
British English
ˈkruːzɪn/ /fˈɔː/ /æɪ/ /ˈbruːzɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KROO-zin fuh BRU-zin
UK
KROO-zin faw BRU-zin
Listen in Context
Stop bothering your sister, or you're cruisin' for a bruisin'.
If you keep talking back to the teacher, you're cruisin' for a bruisin'.
Don't touch that dog again—you are cruisin' for a bruisin'!
Keep teasing Mike like that and you're seriously cruisin' for a bruisin'.