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Phrase(s): What gives?
Inf. What happened?; What went wrong?; What’s the problem? • Bill: Hi, you guys. What gives? Bob: Nothing, just a little misunderstanding. Tom’s a little angry. • Bob: Where’s my wallet? What gives? Tom: I think one of those roughnecks who just walked by us has borrowed it for a little while.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs