Idiom
asking for a friend
Meaning
Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be posing the question on behalf of another person.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“How do you remove red wine stains, asking for a friend?”
“I am asking for a friend, but is it normal to feel nervous before a first date?”
“He inquired about the legal consequences of breaking a lease early, quickly adding that he was merely asking for a friend.”
Examples
simple
“How do you remove red wine stains, asking for a friend?”
contextual
“I am asking for a friend, but is it normal to feel nervous before a first date?”
complex
“He inquired about the legal consequences of breaking a lease early, quickly adding that he was merely asking for a friend.”
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