cruising for a bruising

English

Phrase

cruising for a bruising

1. (chiefly US, idiomatic, colloquial) Following a course of action likely to result in injury or other trouble for oneself.
   • 1945, "Underdog, Undaunted Navy Ready for Army," The Independent Record (Helena, Montana), 30 Nov.,

     Navy should score once but the Mid-shipmen definitely are cruising for a bruising.

   • 2008, Bill Barnhart, "Dulled foreign gleam could lead to gloom," Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan,

     The Euroland economy has been cruising for a bruising for a while.