"riding for a fall" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自找麻煩
• 走向失敗

Definition

如果某人「自找麻煩」，就是他們行為冒險或不小心，很快可能會失敗或惹上麻煩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

此為習語，用於較正式或書面語。常指因冒失快要遭殃。口語中也可說“自討苦吃”。

Examples

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

如果你一直逃課，就是在**自找麻煩**。

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

她花錢花太多了，**自找麻煩**。

Anyone who ignores safety rules is riding for a fall.

無視安全規定的人都在**自找麻煩**。

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

他的自大和粗心讓他註定要**自找麻煩**。

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

大家都勸他，他卻覺得自己沒在**自找麻煩**。

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

如果這個項目失敗了，別怪我沒提醒——你一開始就在**自找麻煩**。