you know that expression that goes "what's with the..." people use that often and i don't know what it means to express? like when you say "what with the...
' what are you saying? are you asking what's what? what are you asking? i don't get it.. does it vary according to context? / occasion?
thanks in advance.
i couldn't figure this out for myself, sorry to ask a daft question like this.
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Do you mean like 'What's with the earrings?' or 'What's with the suit?'. I think it basically means why or what are you doing, wearing, listening to etc, surely?

Hi chunky


"What's with" is normally used in a context of a complaint, but not always.
It usually translates to "Why the hell woul you...."

Although sometimes it's just used innocently to question the reasoning behind something.

Imago said:

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