| 单词 | to ask for it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ask for it P16. colloquial. to ask for it: = to ask for trouble at Phrases 13. ΚΠ 1901 Marvel 15 No. 385. 2/1 You have asked for it!... Now take it! 1909 E. P. Oppenheim Jeanne of Marshes ii. xiv. 274 ‘Whatever happens to him,’ Forrest said, ‘he's asking for it.’ 1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 165 Silly fools... What do they want to hoist that huge Red Cross flag up there for, where any airman can see it? Fairly asking for it, I call it. 1946 ‘M. Innes’ From London Far i. v. 42 ‘The damned scoundrels!’.. The girl was philosophical. ‘I asked for it, all right.’ 1991 S. Cisneros Woman Hollering Creek 138 Late or early, sooner or later, you're just asking for it. Know what I mean? < as lemmas |
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