inquire of (someone or something)
inquire of (someone or something)
To ask someone for some type of information. A noun or pronoun can be used between "inquire" and "of." Mother, if Gerald inquires something personal of me, what should I tell him? I'm going to inquire of your mother and see if she knows you snuck out last night.
See also: inquire, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
inquire something of someone
to ask some information of someone. I need to inquire something of you. May I inquire something personal of you?
See also: inquire, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- ask back
- not do (someone or oneself) any favors
- rescue from
- rescue from (someone or something)
- identify with
- attune to
- orient
- orient to
- orient to (something)
- involved with