asks for it
Begs for consequences
To ask for it is to behave in a way that invites trouble or negative consequences: He knew he was asking for it when he insulted the bouncer.
The phrase often appears in victim-blaming contexts, suggesting someone deserved mistreatment because of their choices or behavior: She was asking for it, dressed like that.
This usage is widely criticized as shifting responsibility from perpetrator to victim.
- provokesIncites a reaction
- poking the bearNeedlessly angering something powerful
- instigatesCauses to begin
- stirring the potProvoking controversy intentionally
- pushing buttonsIntentionally causing irritation
consequences · teases · invites · repercussions · had it coming · just desserts · dares · tempts · tempting fate · courting disaster · conflict · recklessness · entices · accountability · culpability · outcomes · triggers · playing with fire
asks for iterrs on the side of caution
Acts with excessive prudence
cautious · prudent · careful · keeps one's head down · risk-averse
asks for itblameless
Free of wrongdoing
faultless · undeserving · guiltless · above reproach · beyond reproach