what's with
idiom
informal
1
: what is the reason for (something)
(So) what's with the hat?
2
: what is wrong with (someone or something)
What's with him? Is he upset?
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Plus, how a State Department office aims to build relationships with young people around the world, and what's with these latest food recalls?
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
As for Matthew, what's with constructing this entire crab-catching contraption?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
So, what's with the almost?
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
And what's with the sand dunes?
—Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
Jeanne Moos asks what's with all the hybrids?
—Brett McKeehan, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021
So what's with the headlines?
—TheWeek, 19 Nov. 2020
So what's with the name mix-up?
—Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2020
So what's with the numbers?
—Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 10 July 2020
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
As for Matthew, what's with constructing this entire crab-catching contraption?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
So, what's with the almost?
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
And what's with the sand dunes?
—Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2022
Jeanne Moos asks what's with all the hybrids?
—Brett McKeehan, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021
So what's with the headlines?
—TheWeek, 19 Nov. 2020
So what's with the name mix-up?
—Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2020
So what's with the numbers?
—Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 10 July 2020
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