how : Idioms & Phrases
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and how
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adverb an expression of emphatic agreement
you said it; you bet.
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god knows how
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adverb by some means not understood by the speaker
- God knows how he did it, but he did climbed that steep wall
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how-d'ye-do
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noun an awkward situation
how-d'ye-do.
- that's a fine how-d'ye-do
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how-do-you-do
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noun an awkward situation
how-d'ye-do.
- that's a fine how-d'ye-do
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noun an expression of greeting
howdy; hi; hello; hullo.
- every morning they exchanged polite hellos
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know-how
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noun the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
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To know how
- to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. " If we fear to die, or know not to be patient."
Webster 1913
To see how the squares go
- to see how the game proceeds; a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard being formed with squares. Obs. L'Estrange.
