ask for it vs peeve

ask for it

verb

  • To provoke an unwanted action. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ask for, it. 

peeve

verb

  • To annoy; vex. 

noun

  • An annoyance or grievance. 

How often have the words ask for it and peeve occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )