look for trouble

look for trouble

To do something or act in a manner that will very likely result in trouble, difficulty, or danger. (Usually used in the continuous tense.) Those kids were just looking for trouble when they went trespassing on my property, and now, trouble is what they're going to get! I know you're annoyed at your boss for making you come in on the weekend, but don't go looking for trouble!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

look for ˈtrouble

behave in a way that is likely to cause an argument, violence, etc: Bored youths hang around outside looking for trouble.
See also: look, trouble
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • ask for trouble
  • foment trouble
  • trouble
  • keep out of trouble
  • be in trouble
  • get in(to) trouble
  • get into trouble
  • in trouble
  • keep one's nose clean
  • keep your nose clean
References in periodicals archive
Everyone except mama's boys locked upstairs practicing their flutes are expected to roam the streets and look for trouble. Though such boys bring to mind Dickensian ragamuffins replete with floppy hats and short pants made from potato sacks, the modern Euro-dickhead wears white track-pants and weird shirts, many with mock turtle necks and extraneous panels and zippers.