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be asking for trouble

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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


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You couldn't even walk around in a wig, or you'd be asking for trouble.
But to make such decisions on a whole-farm basis could be asking for trouble.
To add even more burden by carrying around the weight of impossible expectations would be asking for trouble.
 
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