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asking

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be asking for trouble
to behave stupidly in a way that is likely to cause problems for you. Drinking and driving is just asking for trouble.
See also: ask, trouble

be someone's for the asking

if something is someone's for the asking, they only have to ask for it and it will be given to them. The contract was Ron's for the asking.
See also: ask

for the asking
easily available. There are a lot of organizations that have scholarship money for the asking.
See also: ask

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