informalAct in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties:hitching a lift is asking for trouble...
If there's one thing I've learnt during the years I've been doing my current job, it's that I should never try to update the website and send a virus alert within an hour of going home - it's just asking for trouble.
Pointing the finger and shouting in someone's face, that's asking for trouble.
But war without end is not a policy; it's asking for trouble.