to meet trouble halfway
01
提前焦虑, 杞人忧天
to have a tendency to become worried over something that has not yet happened
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disapproving
idiom
例子
She always meets trouble halfway and imagines the worst before anything happens.
她总是提前焦虑，事情还没发生就先往最坏处想。
02
to confront a problem or difficulty as soon as it arises, rather than trying to avoid it or wait for it to resolve itself
例子
The company is facing financial difficulties, so we need to meet trouble halfway and start cutting costs now.
