behave in a way that trouble is likely He is asking for trouble if he misses another class.
look for trouble
Idiom(s): ask for trouble AND look for trouble
Theme: INCITE
to seem to be trying to get into trouble; to do something that would cause trouble; to do or say something that will cause trouble. • Stop talking to me that way, John. You're just asking for trouble. • The guard asked me to leave unless I was looking for trouble. • Anybody who threatens a police officer is just asking for trouble. • You're looking for trouble if you ask the boss for a raise.
for (all) one's trouble
In barter for the accomplishment that one has made. Usually, the "reward" that such accomplishment yields is negative. A: "But you've been so abundant bigger about accepting to assignment on time!" B: "Yep, and all I got for my agitation was the bang-up criticizing my accounting abilities instead."And what did I get for all my trouble? A awful commemorative pin.Learn more: trouble
for (all) one's trouble
in animosity of one's efforts; in acknowledgment for one's efforts. (Implies that the "trouble" was not account taking, or was harmful.) He got a bite in the jaw for all his trouble.For her trouble, she got alone atonement mention.Learn more: troubleLearn more:
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