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asks for trouble

asks for trouble is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 asks for trouble

What is asks for trouble the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Asks for trouble is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ask for trouble.

Words near asks for trouble in the dictionary

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

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