ask back
Invite someone to come to your home, either to return or to come back for the first time as a return invitation.
Meanings
To invite someone to come to your home or come inside, especially after meeting them or spending time together.
"After the film they walked home, and she asked him back for a coffee."
To invite someone to your home as a return of hospitality they have previously shown you.
"They've had us over three times and never asked us back — it's a bit rude."
Most commonly used in two ways: (1) asking someone to come inside your home ('she asked him back for coffee'), and (2) reciprocating a social invitation ('they always come to ours but never ask us back'). Common in British English.
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