Sentence examples for ask for the origin from inspiring English sources

Learn Greek and Latin combining forms, so that if you receive a word you don't immediately recognize, you can ask for the origin and find the root in the word.

One asked for the origin of the expression "to cost an arm and a leg".

Because he was adept at etymology, I asked for the origin of the economic sense of bubble.

My amusement stems from the fact that, in compiling the forthcoming Yale Dictionary of Quotations, I have discovered that the Book Review printed a reader's query asking for the origin of the "Serenity Prayer" in its July 12 , 1942 issue.

When asked for the origin of all those angles (which seem made for Mayne's architecture), Koop talks about the paths of desire people cut across parks, and the cinematic views one gets between buildings on the High Line.

Some of them approach their words with a certain amount of technique — they might ask for the language of origin or the part of speech, for etymological clues.

Ask for the catalog.

Ask For The Order.

Ask for the number.

Ask for the autograph.

Ask for the job!