Everyday English
be asking for trouble
invite problems
To be asking for trouble means to do something likely to cause problems or danger.
Hear it in real life
I might leave my laptop in the car.
That's asking for trouble.
Driving that fast in the rain is asking for trouble.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: You're asking ‸ trouble if you leave it there.
Say: You're asking for trouble if you leave it there.
The fixed phrase requires the preposition “for.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be asking for trouble; be asking for trouble by doing something
Your turn: say it out loud
Driving that fast in the rain is asking for trouble.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be asking for trouble
invite problems
“Driving that fast in the rain is asking for trouble.”
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