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 ==== === 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.