Ask+about
121what about — adverb a) Used to make a suggestion. What about going to a restaurant tonight? b) Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered. Youre obviously having a good time, but what about me? Syn: how about …
122not want to know (about something) — not want to ˈknow (about sth) idiom (informal) to take no interest in sth because you do not care about it or it is too much trouble • I ve tried to ask her advice, but she doesn t want to know (= about my problems). • ‘How much was it?’ ‘ …
123Anastasia, Ask Your Analyst — (1984) is a young adult novel by Lois Lowry. It is part of a series of books that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger bother Sam.Plot summaryFeeling in desperate need of psychotherapy, seventh grader Anastasia buys a plaster bust of… …
124get about — verb a) To be mobile, physically active. I cant get about so much since I hurt my hip. b) To become widely known (also get out). The first walk I took when I grew stronger and was able to get about was up to Aunt Janes, notwithstanding she had… …
125at, at about, at all — At is a preposition and requires an object. One should not ask Where are you staying at? but What motel are you staying at? or, better, At what motel are you staying? At is unnecessary in expressions such as at about and at around (See about). At …
126Don't-ask — A word to describe a situation or feeling that is generally unpleasant and, well, you just don t want to talk about it. JaneDoe. So, John, I hear you spilled coffee all over your boss s dress. JohnDoe. Don t ask …
127Don't-ask — A word to describe a situation or feeling that is generally unpleasant and, well, you just don t want to talk about it. JaneDoe. So, John, I hear you spilled coffee all over your boss s dress. JohnDoe. Don t ask …
128don't ask — you do not want to know, esp. because the information is embarrassing or upsetting. The movie has lots of scary parts, and a particularly nasty suicide don t ask. Usage notes: used to say that you do not want to give any more information about a… …
