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)

1. 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.