"ask one thing" is a grammatically correct phrase and is commonly used in written English.
It means to ask a single question or make a single request. Example: "Can I ask one thing before we start the meeting? Could you clarify the deadline for this project?".
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I only ask one thing—I ask that you do it better than I did".
I realise as I'm rushed out that I've forgotten to ask one thing – why direct Shakespeare in the first place?
"I only ask one thing, that should my people need me, you would help me to do my duty by them," she wrote.
Which presents the question of questions: If players could ask one thing to the Fanatic in Chief, what would it be?
"Before I dismiss you" — the chief's large jaw tightened — "I want to ask one thing: Do you insist I was going to a dance the next night?
She looked at me and only asked one thing—'Where are you from?' When I answered, she signalled the sisters that I was all right".
One listen to their angular, robo synth-pop, and in particular their classic album Reach the Beach, has me asking one thing: "Why has this not happened?" In the music industry, it is the season of the synch.
I asked one thing of God, that if they disfigure you, better let them kill you.
During the negotiations, Parker and Stone brought up the idea of a Mr. Hankey episode, with Parker claiming to have asked "one thing we have to know before we really go any further: how do you feel about talking poo?" The network's executives were receptive to the idea, which would be one of the main reasons Parker and Stone decided to sign on with the channel.
Senator Graham invited me to his office and asked one thing: "What do you need from me to get the job done right?" That's the attitude I've seen from Senator Graham; what's the right thing to do, not what's most politically expedient or what's tracking best in the polls.
