ask for trouble
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Wiktionary
English

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Verb

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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.

ask for it, look for trouble

Usage notes

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

Translations

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ask for it — see ask for it

References

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“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.