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Verb: ask for it
Usage: informal
  1. Persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble
    "He is asking for it with his behaviour";
    - ask for trouble [informal]

Derived forms: asks for it, asking for it, asked for it

Type of: hang in [informal], hang on, hold on, persevere, persist

Encyclopedia: Ask for it