The phrase "resort to asking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone has turned to asking as a last option or solution after other methods have failed.
Example: "After trying to solve the problem on my own, I had no choice but to resort to asking for help."
Alternatives: "turn to asking" or "fall back on asking".
The incident drew widespread criticism on a day when the emergency services had to resort to asking for assistance.
"There was a time I was really squeezed for cash and I had to resort to asking friends for pads and count my pennies until I had a pound to buy products from the pound shop," Sarah, 22, told me.
The F.D.A. has said it has to resort to asking for subpoenas to gain access to compounding facilities' records, and the agency had sought additional powers to avoid that.
Whittaker said it was unclear from the UKBA website what overseas students in his position should do, and he had to resort to asking for help from the South African high commission in London.
"Chaperones were often provided with little or no whereabouts information for athletes targeted for out-of-competition testing in the Athletes Village, and therefore, the majority of times had to resort to asking team officials and/or athletes from the same team where the athletes they were looking for were located," said the report.
They might resort to asking more basic information questions to help them construct premises and inferences for their key inquiry or hypothetical questions.
You can check the thickness of the ice by using an ice chisel, ice auger, cordless drill, or tape measurer, and by calling the local bait shop or lakeside resort to ask about the ice conditions in the area.
I resorted to asking popcorn vendors and passers-by for directions.
Some readers have resorted to asking authors to sign the backs of their iPads and the cases of their Kindles.
Unable to trust their readings, the pilots resorted to asking air traffic control about their speed and altitude.
Some resorted to asking others what they thought of the show, unwilling or unable to make a commitment until the reviews were in.
