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ask my arse

idiom

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


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  1. 01

    Aris

    [Cockney slang]arse

    via Aristotle → bottle & glass

  2. 02

    arse end of nowhere

    A very remote place.

  3. 03

    arse over tip

    Tumbling or falling; upside-down.

  4. 04

    arse over tit

    Tumbling; falling; upside-down, unstable or unbalanced.

  5. 05

    ask after

    To enquire about the health or progress (of someone).

  6. 06

    ask around

    To enquire of different people about something.

  7. 07

    ask for it

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

  8. 08

    ask for the moon

    To claim or desire something that one cannot have.

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