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[ask for]
{v.}, {informal} To make (something bad) likely to happen to you; bring
(something bad) upon yourself.
Charles drives fast on worn-out tires; he is
asking for trouble.
The workman lost his job, but he asked for it by coming
to work drunk several times.
Compare: HAVE IT COMING, SERVE RIGHT, SIGN ONE'S
OWN DEATH WARRANT.
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