Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you

Synonyms:

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie , don't meet trouble halfway

Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you American British proverb

Used to indicate something which is particularly troublesome or hazardous that you should not provoke or interfere.

Jane is a bad-tempered guy, so don't disturb him. Remember don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. So we should not participate in this argument.

Calm down and leave her alone. Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

Origin of Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you

The proverb was found in the 1741 edition of Benjamin Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanack.”

The proverb is a rewording of an earlier proverb contained in John Ray's 1670 book "A Handbook of Proverbs." John Ray (29 November 1627 – 17 January 1705), known as the Father of English Natural History, was a cleric, scientist, and naturalist. This proverb is based on the following proverb:

"Let your trouble tarry till its own day comes."

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