ask for trouble

ask for trouble — 片語動詞

  • ask for troublebase form
  • asks for trouble3rd person singular
  • asking for trouble-ing form
  • asked for troublepast simple

1. to do or say things that make it very likely you will face problems or difficult

1.片語動詞不及物B2
釋義

自找麻煩

因不當言行導致麻煩

to do or say things that make it very likely you will face problems or difficulties

例句

Kenji knew that leaving his laptop on the train seat was asking for trouble.

Kenji 知道把筆電留在火車座位上是在自找麻煩。

continuous tense: was asking for trouble

Posting your exact home address on a public website is asking for trouble.

在公開網站上貼出你的確切住址根本是在自找麻煩。

同義詞
  • court danger

    more formal and less common; implies knowingly taking a serious risk

  • tempt fate

    suggests challenging luck or destiny rather than causing practical problems

  • push one's luck

    more informal; focuses on continuing risky behaviour after initial success

文法句型

be + asking for trouble

用法筆記

This phrase almost always appears in the continuous form (be asking for trouble), not as a simple verb phrase (ask for trouble). The subject is typically an action or situation, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌He asks for trouble every day.
✅He is asking for trouble with that attitude.
💡The phrase is almost always used with a continuous tense, not simple present.