ask back

ask back

To invite someone to return to a place. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ask" and "back." Because so many people came to my last talk, I've been asked back to the college. If you kids keep misbehaving, they won't ask us back!
See also: ask, back
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ask someone back

 
1. [for a host or hostess] to invite someone to come again (at a later time or to another similar event). After the way you behaved, they'll never ask us back. They had been asked back a number of times, but they never came.
2. [for someone who has been a guest] to invite a previous host or hostess to come to an event. We've had the Smiths to dinner five times. I think it's time they asked us back. I don't care if they ask us back or not.
See also: ask, back
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • ask down
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • interpret for
  • interpret for (someone)
  • (Is) this taken?
  • angle
  • angling
  • identify with
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One source, who asked not to be named, said: "It is unheard of for SDEA officers to ask back to the ranks and it signals unrest."
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