Ask after
verb
(preposition) to make inquiries about the health of (someone): he asked after her mother
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- Ask for
to put a question to; inquire of: i asked him but he didn’t answer. to request information about: to ask the way. to try to get by using words; request: to ask advice; to ask a favor. to solicit from; request of: could i ask you a favor? ask her for advice. to demand; expect: […]
- Ask for the moon
make an unreasonable demand, request the unattainable, as in $1,000 for her birthday? mary might as well be asking for the moon. this hyperbolic idiom appeared in the mid-1800s in slightly different form. charles d-ckens had it as cry for the moon (in bleak house, 1852) and william makepeace thackeray as wish for the moon […]
- Ask me another
ask me another sentence used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question: am i ready? ask me another. i am not in a position to say (1910+)
- Ask out
invite someone to something, such as dinner, the theater, or a date. for example, we’ve been asked out to dinner twice this week, or mary felt shy about asking john out. [ late 1800s ] historical examples i ask out of politeness, dear; i don’t really care in the least how your ankle is! arundel […]
- Ask, and it shall be given you
ask, and it shall be given you a teaching of jesus in the sermon on the mount. he continues, “seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” note: this p-ssage suggests that g-d will give whatever is needed to those who have the faith to ask for it.