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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a huge ask" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a request or demand that is considered significant or difficult to fulfill.
Example: "Asking for a complete overhaul of the project in just one week is a huge ask."
Alternatives: "a tall order" or "a big request".
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"It's not a huge ask.
Right now, that looks like a huge ask.
For Villa, with 22 points in 19th place, it is a huge ask.
Appealing to mothers to grass on their children is a huge ask, no matter what ethnicity or religion.
I think it was a huge ask of him having gone from a back-row at Bath to playing centre at international level".
It was clear that expecting 1,800 women's and transgender rights activists from 120 countries to align on one answer was a huge ask.
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You can produce a video installation, but the master copy of the tape will still demand a huge asking price".
That's a huge, huge ask.
They both start out with huge asks.
For the government to turn down 13bn euros, equivalent to the country's annual health budget, is a huge political ask.
Jerry Seinfeld, a huge fan, asked him to make a cameo appearance in an American Express commercial, in which the comic meets up with an animated Superman.
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