to ask somebody to do something

  • 1hit somebody up for something — ˌhit sb ˈup for sth | ˈhit sb for sth derived (NAmE, informal) to ask sb for money • Does he always hit you up for cash when he wants new clothes? Main entry: ↑hitderived …

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  • 2there is no harm in (somebody's) doing something — there is no harm in (sb s) doing sth | it does no harm (for sb) to do sth idiom used to tell sb that sth is a good idea and will not cause any problems • He may say no, but there s no harm in asking. • It does no harm to ask. Main entry:… …

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  • 3it does no harm (for somebody) to do something — there is no harm in (sb s) doing sth | it does no harm (for sb) to do sth idiom used to tell sb that sth is a good idea and will not cause any problems • He may say no, but there s no harm in asking. • It does no harm to ask. Main entry:… …

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  • 4Ask — This is the quoted ask, or the lowest price an investor will accept to sell a stock. Practically speaking, this is the quoted offer at which an investor can buy shares of stock; also called the offer price. The New York Times Financial Glossary * …

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  • 5ask — Also called asking price or offer. It s the price at which the seller is willing to sell his/her futures contract ( asset). The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary This is the quoted ask, or the lowest price an investor will accept to sell a stock.… …

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  • 6ask — ask1 W1S1 [a:sk US æsk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(question)¦ 2¦(for help/advice etc)¦ 3¦(price)¦ 4¦(invite)¦ 5¦(demand)¦ 6 be asking for trouble 7 ask yourself something 8 if you ask me 9 don t ask me 10 don t ask …

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  • 7ask for — verb increase the likelihood of (Freq. 4) ask for trouble invite criticism • Syn: ↑invite • Derivationally related forms: ↑invitation (for: ↑invite) …

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  • 8Joe Somebody — Infobox Film name = Joe Somebody caption = Promotional movie poster director = John Pasquin producer = Kenneth Atchity Matthew Gross Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson Brian Reilly Billy Frank writer = John Scott Shepherd narrator = starring = Tim… …

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  • 9scrounge around for someone or something — [skraund3...] in. to look around for someone or something; to seek someone or something in every likely place. □ Try to scrounge around for somebody to go to the party with, why don’t you? □ I don’t think there is anybody who will go with me, but …

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  • 10enquire something of somebody — enˈquire sth of sb derived (formal) to ask sb sth • (+ speech) ‘Will you be staying for lunch?’ she enquired of Charles. Main entry: ↑enquirederived …

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