Hes cruisin for a bruisin he is

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Heard in Sligo

He is looking for trouble or inviting a fight.

In use

Dya see yer wan cumn onta ur bird ovr der man? Ya he is cruisin for a bruisin he is!

Posh English

Do you perceive that lout making advances toward our female companion over there? He is positively inviting a sound thrashing.