a big ask

Meaning

1. a difficult thing to achieve or deal with

   Beating the world champions is certainly a big ask for the team.

In the movies · 3

• Actually, I have a really big favor to ask.Tooth Fairy2010
• Erm, I've got a big favour to ask I'm expecting a package. Really important.I, Daniel Blake2016
• Where do you get the balls big enough to ask me that?Waiting for Guffman1997

From the same entry

• ask for it
• be asking for trouble
• don't ask
• don't ask me
• for the asking
• I ask you
• if you ask me
• ask after
• ask around
• ask back
• ask for
• ask out