ask for it
Intermediate (B1)informal
Do something so foolish or provocative that you basically invite bad consequences.
"He was texting while driving — he was really asking for it."
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Aubrey Plaza’s Funniest Breaks and Bloopers
Parks and Recreation · 2:57
Said ask for it.
Best of the Bourbon Battle 🥃 Tulsa King
Tulsa King Official · 20:55
Freddy, ask for it.
It's The Donkey's 4th Birthday 🎈
Garbage Time · 11:59
Don't ask for it.
The Games We Play: The 321st Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
Bret Weinstein · 2:49
You did ask for it.
Michael Levin: Hidden Reality of Alien Intelligence & Biological Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #486
Lex Fridman · 139:36
We didn't ask for it.