"ask how high when someone says jump" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: asks how high when someone says jump [present, singular, third-person], asking how high when someone says jump [participle, present], asked how high when someone said jump [participle, past], asked how high when someone said jump [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ask<> how high when someone says<says,says,said> jump}} ask how high when someone says jump (third-person singular simple present asks how high when someone says jump, present participle asking how high when someone says jump, simple past and past participle asked how high when someone said jump)
  1. To obey someone's commands slavishly, without argument.
    Sense id: en-ask_how_high_when_someone_says_jump-en-verb-sdHQJr2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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