HyperDic: ask_for_trouble

English > 1 sense of the expression *ask for trouble*:
VERB	change	ask for trouble, ask for it	persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble

English > *ask for trouble*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonym	ask for it
Broader	persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on	Be persistent, refuse to stop