how’s it going? phr.
a general phr. of greeting.
![]() | Aussie (France) 4 Apr. 3/2: He was hacking at the earth with much determination and vigour, when another digger hailed him with: ‘How’s she going, Mulga?’ ‘Not too bad,’ he replied, cheerfully. | |
![]() | Living (1978) 241: How are you Colonel, how’s it going? | |
![]() | Red Wind (1946) 131: Hello, Al. How’s it going? | ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ in|
![]() | Battlers 17: How’s it, sport? | |
![]() | Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit 40: Hullo there, Wooster, how’s it going? | |
![]() | Saved Scene x: Oi, ’ello then. ’Ow’s it goin’? | |
![]() | Best of Barry Crump (1974) 241: ‘How’s she going, Kersey?’ ‘How’s what going?’ ‘Well, how’s married life treating you?’. | ‘A Good Keen Girl’ in|
![]() | Campus Sl. Oct. 3: how’s it happening? – a greeting equivalent to Hi, how are you? | |
![]() | Sun. Times Mag. 12 Oct. 22: Hallo, Nobby, how’s it going? | |
![]() | Alice in La-La Land (1999) 66: ‘So how’s it goin’, Mike?’ she asked brightly. | |
![]() | Guardian Guide 4–10 Sept. 12: Hello son, how’s it going? | |
![]() | Indep. on Sun. Rev. 22 Aug. 14: He’d say things like, ‘Hey, brah!’ and ‘How’s it?’. | |
![]() | Be My Enemy 98: How’s it going, bro? | |
![]() | Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 14 Jan. 🌐 Howzeet? — (Cape Town version) Very laid back and friendly (greeting). |