“what is”

The following 4 entries include the term what is.

what is keeping someone

idiom

used to ask why someone is late

what is (someone) doing with (something)

idiom

used to ask in a somewhat unfriendly way why someone has possession of (something)

what is (someone) waiting for?

idiom

used to say that someone should do something immediately

what is the world coming to

idiom

used to say that one is shocked or disgusted by something that has happened


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