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51ask about — query with regards to, inquire of someone about …
52ask out — invite someone out on a date …
53ask for it — if you say that someone who gets hurt or punished was asking for it, you mean that they deserved what happened to them. Picking a fight with those hooligans was really asking for it. Fired? Well, she asked for it, didn t she? …
54ˌask sb ˈout — phrasal verb to invite someone to go somewhere with you because you want to start a romantic relationship with them …
55pick someone's brains — see under ↑pick1 • • • Main Entry: ↑brain pick someone s brains To make use of another s brains or ideas for one s own ends • • • Main Entry: ↑pick * * * pick someone’s brains informal …
56put someone on the spot — phrase to ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer I’m going to put you on the spot and ask what you would have done in his position. Thesaurus: to ask a question or questionssynonym to make someone feel ashamed or… …
57go cap in hand to someone — phrase to ask someone to give you something, especially money, in a way that makes you feel ashamed Thesaurus: to ask someone to give you somethingsynonym Main entry: cap …
58bowl someone a googly — phrase to ask someone a question that is not expected and is difficult to answer Thesaurus: to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry: googly …
59big ask — UK US noun [S] INFORMAL ► something that you ask someone to do or hope that will happen, but that will be difficult to achieve: »If the operations in Japan are successful, then the business should have a future, but it s a big ask …
60put someone on the spot — to ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer I m going to put you on the spot and ask what you would have done in his position …