how about

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.

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how about

Now that you’re caught up on some heavy news, how about something lighter?

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

“No, how about we think about reorganizing the jobs?” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

As for the name “Dimensional,” Booth says, “back in 1981 people still weren’t persuaded about indexing. Small stocks behaved kind of like in a different dimension, so how about ‘dimensional?’

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Not just yet, but someday, how about the Shohei Ohtani Most Valuable Player Award?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

“So if you’re not going to tell me what happened to you, how about I tell you what happened to me?”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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