what's what
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You are one of the few people who ever tells Carrie what's what, and I've waited 25 years for that.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
"Sometimes you think he's joking but his questions are completely genuine – you have to tell him what's what and that's how he learns," he told Bore Sul on BBC Radio Cymru.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Allyson Kaye Daniel has enlivening comic moments as Addaperle, playing the Good Witch of the North as a community auntie who always knows what’s what.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
“You find out what’s what and who’s who. That’s usually how you get remembered. … Happy to be at seven. We’d rather be at nine, but we’re not. We’re not looking back.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
They’ve a lot of them started going to hear Father talk about Jesus and figure out what’s what.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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