"big ask" meaning in All languages combined

See big ask on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: big asks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big ask (plural big asks)
  1. (informal) A request that is difficult to grant. Tags: informal Synonyms: hard ask, tough ask
    Sense id: en-big_ask-en-noun-ICR-h6YT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        }
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        "A request that is difficult to grant."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "difficult",
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        ],
        [
          "grant",
          "grant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A request that is difficult to grant."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hard ask"
        },
        {
          "word": "tough ask"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "big ask"
}

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    {
      "form": "big asks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A request that is difficult to grant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "request",
          "request"
        ],
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "grant",
          "grant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A request that is difficult to grant."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hard ask"
        },
        {
          "word": "tough ask"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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