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Phrase(s): (I’ve) been okay. Inf. a standard response to a greeting inquiry that asks how one has been. • Bill: Well, how have you been, good buddy? John: I’ve been okay. • Sue: How you doing? Jane: Been okay. And you? Sue: The same.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): (Have you) been okay? [and] You been okay? Inf. a vague greeting asking if one has been well. • Tom: Hey, man. How you doing? Bob: I’m okay. You been okay? Tom: Sure. See you! • Mary: I heard you were sick. Sally: Yes, but I’m better. Have you been okay? Mary: Oh, sure. Healthy as an ox.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs