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ask for it
verb
persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
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He is asking for trouble with his behavior

• Syn: ↑ask for trouble
• Hypernyms: ↑persevere, ↑persist, ↑hang in, ↑hang on, ↑hold on
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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ask for it (informal)
To behave in a way likely to bring trouble on oneself
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Main Entry: ↑ask

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ask for it — see ↑ask
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Main Entry: ↑it

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ˈask for it idiom
(informal) to deserve sth bad that happens to you or that sb does to you

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‘You shouldn't have said that to her.’ ‘Well, she asked for it!’

Main entry: ↑askidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.