Meaning of how do you like them apples | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A question directed jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing or making light of the situation.
   colloquial, rhetoric
2. Used after an actual or proposed action with which the listener might be displeased, and also used after refuting an argument.
   Ireland, US, colloquial, rhetoric

Examples

“"Our governor has just vetoed a bill that would offer more money to our schools. How do you like them apples?"”

“"I can't give you a raise now; if I did, this whole company would go bankrupt, and you wouldn't have a job at all. Now how do you like them apples?"”

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