Meaning of asking for a friend | Babel Free
Definitions
Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be posing the question on behalf of another person.
humorous, idiomatic
Equivalents
Suomi
kaverin puolesta kyselen
Français
c'est pour un ami
Examples
““Oh, please, like we'd ever believe that whole 'I'm asking for a friend' routine.””
“How many more of these #debates do we have to suffer through? Asking for a friend. — Eva Amurri Martino (@TheHappilyEva)”
“"So what really is "in the shooting motion" rule?!?!?" James wrote on Twitter. "Asking for a friend @OfficialNBARefs."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.