look for trouble

Verb

informal

Japanese Meaning

わざと喧嘩を誘発するような行動をする / 故意にトラブルを招く行動を取る / あえて問題を起こす行為をする

If you keep provoking him, you'll only look for trouble.

彼を挑発し続けたら、ただ喧嘩を売ることになるよ。

Sense（1）

(informal) to deliberately act in a way that's likely to lead to a fight.

When they showed up, you could tell they were looking for trouble

Sense（2）

(informal) to do things that are likely to cause problems.

If you cut corners on maintenance now, you're just looking for trouble later on.

looks for trouble

（ present singular third-person ）

looking for trouble

（ participle present ）

looked for trouble

（ participle past ）

looked for trouble

（ past ）