Смысл: asking

asking[ʹɑ:skıŋ]
n
<Í> 1. обращение с вопросом, вопросы
2. арх. оглашение в церкви
♢ it's yours for the asking - (вам) стоит только попросить
to lose nothing for asking - ≅ попытка не пытка, а спрос не беда
ask[ɑ:sk]
v
<Í> 1. 1) спрашивать
to ask a question - задать вопрос
to ask the way - спросить дорогу /как пройти/
to ask the time - спросить, который час
2) (about, after) осведомляться
he asked me about my work - он спросил меня о моей работе
to ask after smb.'s health - осведомиться о чьём-л. здоровье
3) (for) спрашивать, хотеть видеть (кого-л.); просить к телефону (кого-л.)
has anybody asked for me? - кто-нибудь спрашивал меня?
call Extension 6740 and ask for Miss Peters - позвоните по добавочному 6740 и спросите мисс Питерс
2. 1) (по)просить
to ask advice - просить совета
to ask for help [for money] - просить помощи [денег]
to ask smth. of /from/ smb. - просить что-л. у кого-л.
he asked a favour of me - он попросил меня об услуге
2) просить разрешения (сделать что-л.)
he asked to speak - он попросил слова
he asked to open the window - он попросил разрешения открыть окно
3. 1) требовать
it is too much to ask of me - вы слишком многого хотите от меня
to ask (for) complete obedience - требовать беспрекословного повиновения
2) требоваться; быть необходимым; требовать
the job asks time - эта работа требует времени; для этой работы потребуется время
the experiment asks patience - для этого опыта требуется /нужно, необходимо/ терпение
4. приглашать (тж. ask out)
to ask smb. to dinner - пригласить кого-л. к обеду /на обед/
to ask smb. in [up, down] - попросить кого-л. войти [подняться наверх, спуститься]
5. назначать цену; запрашивать (какую-л. сумму)
he asked $3,000 for the car - за этот автомобиль он просил 3000 долларов
♢ to ask the banns см. banns
ask me another - амер. не знаю, не спрашивай(те) меня; ≅ спросите меня что-нибудь полегче
to ask for the moon - требовать или желать невозможного
to ask for trouble, to ask for it - напрашиваться на неприятность; ≅ лезть на рожон
ask no questions and you will hear no lies - посл. не задавай вопросов и не услышишь лжи

save skin Идиома

asking price

a starting price, a price to begin negotiations The asking price for the lot was $29,500. It sold for $28,000.

beauty is only skin deep

do not judge a person by physical features, you can't tell a book... If you want to date a beauty queen, remember that beauty is only skin deep.

by the skin of one

by a very small margin, barely I made the application date for the job by the skin of my teeth.

by the skin of one's teeth

barely succeed in doing something.

by the skin of their teeth

by a little, barely He won the election by one vote, by the skin of his teeth.

for the asking

by asking, on request You can get a free ticket to the concert for the asking from the front office.

get under my skin

bother me, bug me, get to me Don't let Bob's teasing get under your skin. Don't let it bother you.

no skin off my nose

no bother to me, will not hurt me If he doesn't come to my party it's no skin off my nose.

save your skin/neck

save you from risk, dismissal or death The dog saved your neck. His barking helped us find you.

skin alive

scold angrily, spank or beat She told her son that if he was late for dinner she would skin him alive.

save (one's) own skin

To accomplishment or assure oneself from danger, trouble, or difficulty, abnormally after affair for the abundance of others. In the face of the federal investigation, the CEO was added afraid with extenuative his own bark than ensuring his employees' jobs remained secure. Just be abiding not to leave yourself apparent in this scandal. You can be abiding that the agent is attractive to save her own skin, so you should be accomplishing the same.Learn more: own, save, skin

save (one's) skin

To accomplishment one from failure, danger, or disaster; to anticipate article bad from accident to someone. Thanks for bringing me some added cash—you absolutely adored my skin, there! The aggregation is in acute charge of new investors to save their skin.Learn more: save, skin

save someone's skin

and save someone's neck; save one's baconFig. to save addition from injury, embarrassment, or punishment. I adored my bark by accepting the job done on time. Thanks for extenuative my neck! I would accept collapsed down the stairs if you hadn't captivated my arm.Learn more: save, skin

save somebody’s/your (own) ˈneck/ˈskin/ˈhide

(informal) save somebody or yourself from a alarming or abhorrent situation: Don’t await on him for help, he’s alone absorbed in extenuative his own skin. OPPOSITE: risk your neckLearn more: hide, neck, save, skin

save one's skin, to

To save one’s life. The bark in catechism is usually one’s own, and it is adamantine to brainstorm activity activity on after it. The appellation has been about back Roman times. In English it was in book by 1642: “Equivocating with our censor . . . for the extenuative of our owne skin” (Daniel Rogers, Naaman the Syrian).Learn more: save

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