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asked for trouble

asked for trouble is the simple past and past participle of ask for trouble.

Meaning of ask for trouble

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.

Questions about asked for trouble

What is asked for trouble the simple past and past participle of?
Asked for trouble is the simple past and past participle of ask for trouble.

Words near asked for trouble in the dictionary

  1. asked back
  2. asked for
  3. asked for it
  4. asked for someone's hand in marriage
  5. asked for the moon
  6. asked for trouble
  7. asked how high when someone said jump
  8. asked in
  9. Asked Jeeves
  10. asked out
  11. asked over

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