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ask for trouble
verb as in throw down the gauntlet
Example Sentences
Whether you think that’s right and proper or think, like many politicians, that it is asking for trouble, it comes with a hefty price tag that’s only growing.
Was dating a divorced man with kids asking for trouble?
When you consider how dangerous Aston Villa are going forward, it feels like they are asking for trouble and it will be interesting to see if Edwards tweaks his approach again.
Lewis added that he didn’t want to “spend five or six hours mingling with so many people,” because “it’s just asking for trouble.”
But building a play area at the park would be asking for trouble, they said, citing “false, negative stereotypes about the queer and trans community.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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