ask for trouble

English

Verb

ask for trouble (third-person singular simple present asks for trouble, present participle asking for trouble, simple past and past participle asked for trouble)

To behave in a way that is likely to cause problems.
Synonyms: ask for it, look for trouble

Usage notes

Chiefly used in the present continuous: be asking for trouble.

Translations

ask for it — see ask for it

References

“be asking for trouble”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“be asking for trouble” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
“be asking for trouble”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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