HyperDic: ask_for_it

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

English > *ask for it*: 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 trouble
Broader	persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on	Be persistent, refuse to stop