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what have you
What remains and need not be mentioned; and the like. For example, The display room is full of stereos, TV's, and what have you. Although first recorded in 1920, this expression uses an archaic form of putting a question (using have you instead of do you have) as a noun clause, and what in the sense of “anything that.” The synonym who knows what is much older, dating from about 1700; for example, When we cleaned out the tool shed we found old grass seed, fertilizer, and who knows what other junk. Also see or whatever.
Example Sentences
What have you learned about what works most effectively in helping these families?
What have you been doing to prep for this evening, Glenn?
Through recovery, what have you learned about how to build healthier relationships?
“What have you done with his body?” the bereft widow demands of a man from the government, asking after her husband was hauled away because of a bureaucratic error and died in custody.
“He hadn’t done anything! He was good! What have you done with his body!”
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