"ask for trouble" meaning in All languages combined

See ask for trouble on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: asks for trouble [present, singular, third-person], asking for trouble [participle, present], asked for trouble [participle, past], asked for trouble [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=ask for trouble}} 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
    Sense id: en-ask_for_trouble-en-verb-RWG94RLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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