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Idioms and Phrases

�� remains and need not be mentioned; and the like. For example, The display room is full of stereos, TV's, and what have you . Although first recorded in 1920, this expression uses an archaic form of putting a question (using have you instead of do you have ) as a noun clause, and what in the sense of “anything that.” The synonym who knows what is much older, dating from about 1700; for example, When we cleaned out the tool shed we found old grass seed, fertilizer, and who knows what other junk . Also see or whatever .

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In politics, there is the truism and question, “�� have you done for me lately?”

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You know, universities, Big Law, what have you.

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�� have you always wondered about the festival?

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“You know you can talk,” Washington said, “but you’ve just got to walk the walk. In the game of baseball, it’s always about: �� have you done for me lately?”

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He said the others had asked the male defendant, "what have you done? �� have you done?"

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