a question of »
The important question is; the necessary question is.
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am I right or am I right »
Rhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.
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answer back »
To reply to a question at a later time.
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answer back »
To issue echo characters, protocol responses, reflexive connection requests, etc.
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ask for »
request
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ask for »
make a request
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ask my arse »
A common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.
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because you touch yourself at night »
Used to humourously deflect a request for a reason.
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behind the bit »
An equestrian term, meaning that the horse is evading the bit.
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call on »
To request or ask of somebody; to select for a task.
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couldn't happen to a nicer »
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
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dead as a dodo »
Undoubtedly and unquestionably dead.
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dead as a doorknob »
Entirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.
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dead as a doornail »
Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
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dirty laundry »
Unflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.
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does a bear shit in the woods »
Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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does Macy's tell Gimbel's »
(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.
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don't look a gift horse in the mouth »
Do not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely.
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dummy up »
To not answer questions.
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eat up »
To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
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fall on deaf ears »
Of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored.
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fill in »
To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.
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fire off »
To ask an unexpected question rapidly.
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gimme a five »
A request to receive a high five.
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go jump in the lake »
Used to tell a person that to go away, or that their request will not be met.
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guilty as sin »
Unquestionably guilty.
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hands down »
Without question[2].
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hit up »
To request or demand.
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hook, line and sinker »
Naively or unquestioningly.
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horse opera »
An equestrian show, as in a circus.
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how do I get to Carnegie Hall »
A set phrase, spoken as a rhetorical question, which is answered "Practice, practice, practice!" or sometimes with the humorous literal directions to Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th.
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in heaven's name »
An intensifier used with questions.
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is the Pope Catholic »
The answer to the question is, obviously, resoundingly affirmative.
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jump off »
To participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event.
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lone gunman »
An individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.
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monkey business »
An activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.
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neither here nor there »
Not important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent.
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no comment »
An "official" refusal to relay any further information, as a response to a newspaper reporter's question.
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out of the question »
Impossible to even contemplate.
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pick somebody's brain »
To seek information from someone knowledgeable; to ask questions of someone.
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play the race card »
To assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.
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plead the fifth »
To refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker.
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pop the question »
To propose marriage.
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popped the question »
proposed
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put in »
To apply, request, or submit.
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question mark »
Doubt or uncertainty.
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question mark »
The punctuation mark “?”, used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question..
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raise one's hand »
To dare to question.
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robber baron »
Especially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.
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sell a bargain »
A species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".
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send away for »
To write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing.
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shoot first and ask questions later »
To act boldly.
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shoot first and ask questions later »
To take action with serious consequences without delay, preserving the benefit of surprise by not providing indication of one's intent.
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smear campaign »
An effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda.
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snake oil »
Any product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality.
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take over »
To annex a territory by conquest or invasion.
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the Devil »
Used to add emphasis to a question or statement.
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there are two sides to every question »
One should not make a judgement until one hears the other side.
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what in God's name »
Used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.
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what on Earth »
Used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.
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what the Devil »
Used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning question.
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what the dickens »
Euphemism for what the Devil, used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning a question.
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why in God's name »
Used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning question.
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why on Earth »
Used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.
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why the dickens »
Euphemism for why the Devil, used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.
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yellow journalism »
Material published in a broadcast or periodical, such as a tabloid newspaper or magazine, which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
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yes-man »
A person of unquestioning obedience.
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you bet »
Certainly; you're welcome; a reply to thank you or to a request.
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you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar »
It's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.
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