ask after

ask around

To enquire of different people about something.

ask for it

To provoke an unwanted action; to invite a problem or fail to prevent one.

ask for the moon

To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

ask my arse

A common reply to any question; once common at court and among sailors, under the name of "selling bargains".

ask round

To enquire of several people.

shoot first and ask questions later

To take hasty, immediate action with serious consequences, without first adequately investigating the situation.