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Phrase(s): How’s the wife?
Inf. a phrase used by a man when inquiring about a male friend’s wife. • Tom: Hi, Fred, how are you? Fred: Good. And you? Tom: Great! How’s the wife? Fred: Okay, and yours? Tom: Couldn’t be better. • Bill: Hi, Bob. How’s the wife? Bob: Doing fine. How’s every little thing? Bill: Great!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs