"riding for a fall" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 自找麻烦
• 走向失败

Definition

如果某人“自找麻烦”，就是他们在采取冒险或不小心的行为，很可能很快会失败或遇到麻烦。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是惯用表达，较为正式或书面。一般用来提醒某人，因冒险或不慎很快会失败。口语中可用“自讨苦吃”等表达。

Examples

If you keep skipping class, you are riding for a fall.

如果你一直逃课，就是在**自找麻烦**。

She is spending too much money—she's riding for a fall.

她花钱太多了，**自找麻烦**。

Anyone who ignores safety rules is riding for a fall.

无视安全规定的人都在**自找麻烦**。

With all his bragging and carelessness, he's definitely riding for a fall.

他的自大和粗心让他注定要**自找麻烦**。

Everyone warns him, but he acts like he's not riding for a fall.

大家都劝他，他却觉得自己没在**自找麻烦**。

If this project fails, don’t say I didn’t warn you—you were riding for a fall from the start.

如果这个项目失败了，别怪我没提醒——你一开始就在**自找麻烦**。