| 单词 | ask me another |
| 释义 | > as lemmasask me another P17. colloquial. ask me another and variants: used in response to a question to which one does not know the answer. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > be ignorant [phrase] > profess ignorance to wit ne'era1400 this (also that, it) is news to me (him, her, etc.)1777 quien sabe1833 search me1885 ask me another1910 1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger iii. ii. 344 ‘Why's he wearing his best clothes?’ Clara demanded... ‘Ask me another!’ said Edwin. 1912 A. Brazil New Girl at St. Chad's ix. 139 ‘Then who was it?’ Honor shook her head. ‘Ask me a harder!’ she said briefly. 1928 E. Wallace Gunner ii. 24 I hope you are wearing warm undies. Why are undies indelicate and sable coats ladylike? Ask me. It's one of the mysteries. 1933 I. Compton-Burnett More Women xiii. 202 ‘Devoted?’ said Josephine, raising her brows. ‘Ask me another. I am not in a position to give you an account of their feelings.’ 2007 W. Kress From Holocaust to Highlands iii. 58 Was it due to the events of my first love that had such a traumatic ending? Ask me another. < as lemmas |
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