what's what
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It’s not cut and dry, what’s what and how you’re going to feel.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
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
“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
There are mothers who will tell you, no matter the circumstance, exactly what’s what.
From New York Times • May 4, 2023
They don’t tell me to stay safe or nothing like that because they know what’s what, but they’re no doubt rooting for me.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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