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To provoke an unwanted action; to invite a problem or fail to prevent one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
Examples
- Leaving your wallet visible on the car seat is just asking for it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ask for trouble, look for trouble
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ask for, it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- If you'd like a fresh towel at any point during your stay, just ask for it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He is asking for trouble with his behavior
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ask for trouble
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
找碴
(zhǎochá)
— provoke an unwanted action
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Chinese Mandarin:
找事
(zhǎoshì)
— provoke an unwanted action
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Dutch:
erom vragen
— provoke an unwanted action
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Finnish:
kerjätä sitä
— provoke an unwanted action
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Finnish:
kaivaa verta nenästään
— provoke an unwanted action
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French:
le chercher
— provoke an unwanted action
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French:
chercher la merde
— provoke an unwanted action
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Greek:
πάω γυρεύοντας
(páo gyrévontas)
— provoke an unwanted action
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Italian:
cercare rogne
— provoke an unwanted action
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Italian:
andare in cerca di guai
— provoke an unwanted action
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Italian:
andare in cerca di rogne
— provoke an unwanted action
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Italian:
cercarsela
— provoke an unwanted action
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Polish:
szukać guza
— provoke an unwanted action
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Polish:
prosić się o kłopoty
— provoke an unwanted action
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Portuguese:
procurar sarna para se coçar
— provoke an unwanted action
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Portuguese:
estar a pedi-las
— provoke an unwanted action
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Portuguese:
procurar encrenca
— provoke an unwanted action
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Portuguese:
caçar problema
— provoke an unwanted action
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Romanian:
căuta cu lumânarea
— provoke an unwanted action
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Romanian:
căuta pe dracul
— provoke an unwanted action
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Russian:
напра́шиваться
(naprášivatʹsja)
— provoke an unwanted action
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Russian:
напроси́ться
(naprosítʹsja)
— provoke an unwanted action
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Russian:
лезть на рожо́н
(leztʹ na rožón)
— provoke an unwanted action
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Slovak:
koledovať si
— provoke an unwanted action
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Spanish:
dar papaya
— provoke an unwanted action
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Swedish:
tigga om det
— provoke an unwanted action
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Ukrainian:
напроситися
(naprosytysja)
— provoke an unwanted action