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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ask something back" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts where someone is requesting a return of information or a favor, but it is not standard phrasing.
Example: "After I helped her with her project, I felt it was fair to ask something back in return."
Alternatives: "request something in return" or "ask for something back".
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Hopefully she'll pluck up the courage to ask something back!
She acknowledged that it is inconvenient to have to ask something back from someone that was given to them, but "this is something you have to live with", she said.
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In traditional Native American culture, "you never ask something of someone without giving them something back".
You could tell if they aren't interested if you ask something and they just answer and not asking you anything back.
We can ask someone something, or we can ask something.
Give your crush room to elaborate and to ask you something back.
And after wasting his enormous build-up on a clever but powerless punch, Cable, clearly deflated, backs off and asks something dull and important about money.
In a nutshell, if someone asks something you don't want to answer, ask them a question back.
Target calls Robot for asking something.
In return, they are asked to give something back to the local society, whether that's taking part in hackathons, or giving talks at universities.
They should really challenge your understanding of the core concept, rather than just ask you to parrot something back.
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