Idiom
do what
Meaning
An intensified version of what? or huh?, expressing surprise or lack of comprehension
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Did she just say that? Do what?”
“When he told me the price had tripled, I could only stare and say, 'Do what?'”
“She blinked at the lawyer's revelation, her composure cracking into a bewildered 'Do what?' that echoed through the silent courtroom.”
Examples
simple
“Did she just say that? Do what?”
contextual
“When he told me the price had tripled, I could only stare and say, 'Do what?'”
complex
“She blinked at the lawyer's revelation, her composure cracking into a bewildered 'Do what?' that echoed through the silent courtroom.”
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