enquire after (one)

To ask how one is doing, especially regarding one's health. (The alternative spelling, "inquire," is more common in American English.) Primarily heard in UK. Mother, if Gerald enquires after you, what should I tell him? Mark enquired after you when I ran into him at the conference.

词组	enquire after (one)
释义	enquire after (one) enquire after (one) To ask how one is doing, especially regarding one's health. (The alternative spelling, "inquire," is more common in American English.) Primarily heard in UK. Mother, if Gerald enquires after you, what should I tell him? Mark enquired after you when I ran into him at the conference. See also: after, enquire Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: Say hello to say hello to (someone) for (one) (one's) true colours (one's) old lady at (one's) doorstep at doorstep (from) top to toe at expense at somebody's expense at someone's expense
随便看	enlist for enlist for (something) enlist in enlist in (something) en masse enmesh enmesh in enmesh in (something) enough Enough already! Enough, already! enough and some to spare enough and to spare enough (food) to feed Coxey's Army enough foolishness enough is a feast enough is as good as a feast enough is enough enough is too much enough rope, give someone enough rope, to give (someone) enough said enough/something to be going on with enough (something) to choke Caligula's horse enough (something) to cobble dogs with