- ask someone for something
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English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
ask someone for something
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ask — [ æsk ] verb *** > 1 try to get information > 2 tell someone you want something > 3 expect something > 4 say you want something done > 5 invite someone to do something >+ PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to speak or write … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hit someone (up) for something — tv. to ask omeone for something. □ I hit Fred up for some help with the committee. □ He hit me up for a loan, but I said no … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
ask — I UK [ɑːsk] / US [æsk] verb Word forms ask : present tense I/you/we/they ask he/she/it asks present participle asking past tense asked past participle asked *** Get it right: ask: The verb ask is never used with the preposition to. It takes a… … English dictionary
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have someone or something in mind — be thinking of ■ intend I had it in mind to ask you to work for me * * * have (someone or something) in mind : to be thinking of (someone or something): such as a : to be thinking of choosing (someone) for a job, position, etc. They have you in… … Useful english dictionary
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scrounge 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 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
be a dead ringer for something — be a dead ringer for (someone/something) to look very similar to someone or something. He s a dead ringer for Bono from U2 people often come up to him in the street and ask for his autograph … New idioms dictionary
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would you care for something — spoken formal phrase used for asking politely whether someone would like something Would you care for a coffee? Thesaurus: ways of asking questions and making requestshyponym to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry: care … Useful english dictionary
