Strong Verbs: to ask
My mom requested that we stop to look at the sunset on the way home.
ASK Phrases
I normally ask $30 for this. But for you, my friend, $25 is fine.
flea market
flea market
You wouldn't believe the deal I got at the flea market this morning! The seller was asking 40 bucks but I got him down to 15 dollars.
call the front desk
call the front desk
OK, I'll call the front desk and ask them to send up someone right away to help.
to be into
is really into
Christina: But my friend Megan is really into concerts. I could ask her.
refill glass
refills our glasses
Good thing we ordered a bottle of wine for the table too. After our server refills our glasses it's going to be empty! Shall we ask for another?
party of
party of
Yes, we'll need a big table. When we enter the restaurant, the host asks, "How many?" We answer, "party of seven," one more person is coming!"
go to response
go to response
What do you tend to say, Lindsay, when people ask you how you're doing? Well most of the time my go to response is "I'm sooo busy."
address
Did you see that? The clerk totally ignored me and only addressed YOU! I was asking her a question, and she answered you, it was so rude!
to be free
are you free
Tanya: Hey, are you free right now? I have a favor to ask you.
leftovers
the leftovers
We couldn't finish it all and the waiter asked if we'd like to take home the leftovers. Yes, thank you!
medium rare
medium rare
The waiter asked how we'd like our steaks. I got mine medium rare. I like it pink inside!
feta cheese2
Feta is the default. If you ask for "cheese", you get feta cheese. To get a different cheese, you need to specify.
medium rare
The waiter asked how we'd like our steaks. I ordered it medium rare, my friend got his well done.
in the menu
There are so many things in the menu! We asked for an extra 1-2 minutes from the waiter to decide.
terminal
We finally made our way out to the terminal. Let's ask where to find the train that goes downtown.
extra
Make sure to ask the restaurant for some extra sauce with our food.
off the cuff
During the wedding the bride asked me to give a speech, so I spoke off the cuff.
smart
My friend is very smart. If I have a question I always ask her to help me.
be over someone
is over John
I wonder if Amanda is over John yet. I'd like to ask her out on a date.
ask out
ask Lucy out
"I'm amazed that you had the courage to ask Lucy out.""Well I'm amazed that she said yes!"
weak
A woman on the street asked me something, but her voice was too weak for me to hear what she said.
serious
Rory had a serious look on his face, so I asked him what was wrong.
landlord
The front door to my apartment was broken, so I asked my landlord to fix it.
sit tight
Sit tight, I'm going to ask the airline employee why our flight is delayed.
wild goose chase
I spent the whole day on a wild goose chase looking for my professor so I could ask her a question. She’s away on vacation!
to be into
is really into
Christina: My friend Megan is really into concerts. I'll ask her if she wants to go to the concert with you.Ari: Great! Let me know what she says. See you later!
go out on a limb
went out on a limb
When Meredith asked to see his notes from class, Eric went out on a limb and asked if she wanted to go out on a date.
dig deep
Peer needed to dig deep to find the courage to ask Samantha out on a date.
dig deep
Simone asked her classmates to dig deep to help raise money for her charity.
turn a blind eye
turn a blind eye to it
I try to turn a blind eye to it, but eventually someone comes up to me and asks "Excuse me, are those your dogs?"
feel under the weather
feeling under the weather
On the boat Jane was seasick. Shirley asked if she was alright. Jane explained that she was feeling under the weather and needed to sit down.
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