asking for a friend

== English == === Pronunciation === === Phrase === asking for a friend (idiomatic, humorous) Indicates that a question is embarrassing by pretending to be posing the question on behalf of another person. 2018, "Lakers survive Ball's gaffe to beat Thunder in OT". — LeBron James (@KingJames) "So what really is "in the shooting motion" rule?!?!?" James wrote on Twitter. "Asking for a friend @OfficialNBARefs." ==== Translations ====