ASK FOR Definition & Meaning

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verb

to try to obtain by requesting
he asked for help
informal.
intr to behave in a provocative manner that is regarded as inviting (trouble)
she's asking for trouble
you're asking for it
to ask after
tell your parents I'm asking for them

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, ask for it . To persist in an action despite the likelihood that it will bring trouble on oneself, as in Speeding as much as he does, he has been asking for a ticket and Mary deserved that low grade; in effect, she asked for it by not studying . [c. 1900] Also see ask for the moon .

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Did you hear from anyone on the cast asking for any particular photos not to be included?

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Odegaard would be at the clubhouse every day asking for a bag of balls to train with.

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"Not only would it make China look weak, but it would also give leverage to the US to ask for more. We've now reached an impasse that will likely lead to long-term economic pain."

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His lawyers had previously said that "the duke is not asking for preferential treatment", arguing instead that there had been an unfairness in how decisions were made about his publicly-funded police protection.

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He asked for his name not to be published for fear of reprisals, so we are calling him "Omar".

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