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Invite trouble, moving fair stock free of copyright (3,3,2)

Ross

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ask for it

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(Other definitions for ask for it that I've seen before include "Invite trouble, behave provocatively" , "invite criticism" , "Informally, invite or deserve trouble" , "invite punishment" , "Invite ill" .)

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