americanism

second-guess

Function: transitive verb

1 : to criticize or question actions or decisions of (someone) often after the results of those actions or decisions are known

also : to engage in such criticism of (an action or decision) <second-guess the general's strategy>

2 : to seek to anticipate or predict

Armchair strategists often second-guess generals, football managers, etc.

We often say "try and" when we mean "try to".

I've wondered, isn't the phrase "ask a question" false? It should be "pose a question". Or are both acceptable?

People ask questions, situations pose them.

To "ask" a question is redundant. To ask, would be sufficient. To "pose" a question is correct but where I live everyone would sit down and be prepared to "pose" like the "Thinker", expecting some very difficult conundrum.

No it isn't. Asking needs qualification. If I give a speech or presentation, I might say first, "You can ask questions at the end". I wouldn't just say, "You can ask at the end."

Teacher: Why did you put your hand up, Johnny?
Johnny: I wanted to ask a question/I wanted to ask to be excused/ask for an explanation/ask for some water/ask you something/ask for a pencil/ask for an eraser

He would not just say, "I wanted to ask".

pose question: to ask a question, often one that requires some consideration