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167 days of foggy, foggy dew can't
claim
all the credit for beautiful English complexions ( Elizabeth Arden advertising slogan )
A big ask
A child is an island of curiosity surrounded by a sea of
question
marks ( Shell advertising slogan )
A loaded
question
Ask a silly
question
and you'll get a silly answer
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Ask after
Ask and you shall receive
Ask around
Ask for the moon
Ask me another
Ask no odds
Ask no questions and hear no lies
Ask not for whom the bell tolls it tolls for thee
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Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country
Ask out
Ask the Man who Owns One ( Packard advertising slogan )
Asking
for it
Asking
for trouble
Asking
price
Beg the
question
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Call into
question
Claim
to fame
Consult
your diary
Don't ask me
Don't be vague, ask for Haig ( Haig Scotch advertising slogan )
Don't get vexed, ask Teletext ( Teletext advertising slogan )
Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars ( line from the movie Now, Voyager )
Don't
shoot
the messenger
Don't
shoot
the piano player
Don't
shoot
until you can see the whites of their eyes
Dryest gin in town. Ask any Martini ( Seagram's Gin advertising slogan )
Duck the
question
Enquire
within
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask ( David Reuben book )
Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask ( Woody Allen movie )
Expect
the unexpected
Frequently
asked
question
Funny you should ask
Have you any last requests? ( humorous
question
asked
as though a person was about to be killed )
I ask you
I took my harp to the party but no one
asked
me to play
If I tell you I will have to
shoot
you
If gas pains persist, try Volkswagen ( Volkswagen advertising slogan )
If you ask me
If you have to ask the price you can't afford it ( Rolls Royce slogan )
Invite
someone over
Just a
question
of time
Just
shoot
me
Last time of
asking
Leading
question
Make inquiries
No questions
asked
On
request
Out of the
question
Play softball ( A baseball expression meaning to ask easy questions )
Pop the
question
Ring round
Shoot
'em up
Shoot
a birdie ( score one under par in a golf shot )
Shoot
a fairy
Shoot
blanks
Shoot
down in flames ( destroy an argument or theory )
Shoot
first, ask questions later
Shoot
from the hip
Shoot
him down in flames
Shoot
hoops
Shoot
it out
Shoot
me now
Shoot
on sight
Shoot
someone a line
Shoot
straight ( to talk or deal honestly )
Shoot
the breeze
Shoot
the moon ( remove household goods by night to avoid paying rent )
Shoot
the puppy
Shoot
through ( to leave or abscond )
Shoot
to kill
Shoot
your cuffs
Shoot
your mouth off
Shoot
yourself in the foot
Stake your
claim
Stop, or my mom will
shoot
( line from Sylvestor Stallone movie )
Supply and
demand
Tastes so good cats ask for it by name ( Meow Mix Cat food advertising slogan )
The answer's yes. Now what's the question? ( Unipart advertising slogan )
The sixty-four thousand dollar
question
There are two sides to every
question
They
Shoot
Horses Don't They? ( Jane Fonda movie )
To be or not to be: that is the
question
( from a Hamlet by Shakespeare )
Turkey
shoot
What we have here is a failure to
communicate
( line from Cool Hand Luke )
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty? ( ABBA lyric )
Why ask why? Try Bud Dry ( Budweiser Earl advertising slogan )
Without
question
You gotta ask yourself, do I feel lucky, well do ya punk? ( Dirty Harry )