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Phrase(s): What do you say?
1. Inf. Hello, how are you? • Bob: What do you say, Tom? Tom: Hey, man. How are you doing? • Bill: What do you say, man? Fred: What’s the good word, you old so-and-so? 2. Lit. What is your answer or decision? • Bill: I need an answer from you now. What do you say? Bob: Don’t rush me! • Sue: I can offer you seven hundred dollars for your old car. What do you say? Bob: I’ll take it! 3. Lit. an expression urging a child to say Thank you or please. • When Aunt Sally gave Billy some candy, his mother said to Billy, "What do you say?" "Thank you," said Billy. • Mother: Here’s a nice glass of milk. Child: Good. Mother: What do you say? Child: Very good. Mother: No. What do you say? Child: Thank you.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs