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ask for trouble

ask for trouble verb: to behave in a way that is likely to cause problems.

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)

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

Synonyms of ask for trouble

Forms of ask for trouble

third-person singular presentasks for trouble
present participleasking for trouble
past participleasked for trouble
pastasked for trouble

Questions about ask for trouble

What does ask for trouble mean?
Ask for trouble means to behave in a way that is likely to cause problems.
What part of speech is ask for trouble?
Ask for trouble is a verb.
What is the past tense of ask for trouble?
The past tense of ask for trouble is asked for trouble.

Words near ask for trouble in the dictionary

  1. ask boxes
  2. ask for
  3. ask for it
  4. ask for someone's hand in marriage
  5. ask for the moon
  6. ask for trouble
  7. ask how high when someone says jump
  8. ask in
  9. Ask Jeeves
  10. ask me anything
  11. ask me anythings

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