meet trouble halfway



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meet trouble halfway

To worry, grow anxious, or distress oneself unnecessarily over something that has yet to happen. You can't go through life meeting trouble halfway, or you'll end up paralyzed with indecision and anxiety.
See also: halfway, meet, trouble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Feivel-Yiddish
Monat-Irish
Alder['ɔldə:]
AshlynnASH-linEnglish (Modern)
StefanSHTE-fahn (German), STAY-fahn (Dutch), STE-fahn (Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Nishant-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati