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Idioms

What is your thought, feeling, or desire concerning. For example, How about a cup of tea? or How about joining us for lunch? It is also put as how about it, as in How about it? Do you want to come along? [Mid-1800s] Also see what about.

Example Sentences

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"So we thought well how about we try and celebrate the work behind the scenes and the different groups that are involved in that process of collecting all that data?"

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“If they’re wondering why this war is not popular, how about you start with the fact that no one even understands what we’re doing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

If you would normally go out and meet up with friends in the evening for a drink, well, how about going and meeting up and doing a craft activity instead?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Along with the MVP candidate’s statistics in the offensive category, how about including the collective statistics of the opponents they are primarily assigned to guard?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“All right, how about something with his name in it, to remind us of our mission?”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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