ask for trouble

verb

To behave in a way that is likely to cause problems.

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Meanings

verbask for trouble (third-person singular simple present asks for trouble, present participle asking for trouble, simple past and past participle asked for trouble)

present singular third person asks for trouble · participle present asking for trouble · participle past asked for trouble · past asked for trouble

  1. To behave in a way that is likely to cause problems.

    Synonyms: ask for it, look for trouble

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo behave in a way that is likely to cause problems.

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ask for itlook for trouble

More synonyms by meaning

verbpersist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble

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ask for it
Broader
perseverepersisthang in
Also see
ask for it

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ask for trouble,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ask%20for%20trouble.

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