Bob: Hi, Fred! How're things going? Fred: Could be better. How's by you?
•Bill: How are things going? Mary: Fine, but I need to talk to you.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
how's it going? — how are things/how’s it going/how are you doing/? spoken phrase used for asking someone about their progress or their general situation ‘How are you doing, Bill?’ ‘Oh, pretty well.’ ‘How are things?’ ‘Much the same as usual.’ Thesaurus: ways of… … Useful english dictionary
how are things? — how s it going?, how s it hanging?, how s your life going? … English contemporary dictionary
how goes it? — {v. phr.}, {interrog.} How are you and your affairs in general progressing? * /Jim asked Bill, how goes it with the new wife and the new apartment? / … Dictionary of American idioms
how goes it? — {v. phr.}, {interrog.} How are you and your affairs in general progressing? * /Jim asked Bill, how goes it with the new wife and the new apartment? / … Dictionary of American idioms
How goes it? — interrog. How are you?; How are things going? □ Nice to see you. How goes it? D How goes it? Everything okay? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
how — [ hau ] function word *** How can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): How do you spell your last name? I don t know how the system works. (introducing an EXCLAMATION): How I hate the winter!… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
how — W1S1 [hau] adv, conj [: Old English; Origin: hu] 1.) used to ask or talk about the way in which something happens or is done ▪ How do you spell your name? ▪ How can I help you? ▪ I d like to help in some way, but I m not sure how. ▪ He explained… … Dictionary of contemporary English
how are you doing? — how are things/how’s it going/how are you doing/? spoken phrase used for asking someone about their progress or their general situation ‘How are you doing, Bill?’ ‘Oh, pretty well.’ ‘How are things?’ ‘Much the same as usual.’ Thesaurus: ways of… … Useful english dictionary
how — 1 /haU/ adverb 1 QUESTIONS a) used to ask about what way or what method you should use to do something, find out about something, go somewhere etc: How do you spell foyer? | How should I dress for this job interview? | How on earth do you manage… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
how */*/*/ — UK [haʊ] / US adverb, conjunction Summary: How can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (introducing a direct or indirect question): How do you spell your last name? ♦ I don t know how the system works. (introducing an exclamation): How I… … English dictionary
how*/*/*/ — [haʊ] adv, conjunction 1) used for asking or talking about the way that something happens or is done How can I get from here to Oxford Street?[/ex] Louis is the only person who understands how the camera works.[/ex] How did she react when you… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
