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How are things (with you)?

How are you? An informal greeting. Hey, great to see you again! How are things? Hi Murray, how're things with you? A: "How are you, Ted?" B: "Oh, I'm fine. How are things with you?"

See also: how, thing

How are things going?

1. How are you? An informal greeting. Hey, great to see you again! How are things going? Hi Murray, how're things going? A: "How are you, Ted?" B: "Oh, I'm fine. How are things going?"

2. How is (something) proceeding or progressing? You're working on the Smith case, right? How are things going? How're things going with that report, Sarah? Can I expect it soon? A: "How are things going with the printer?" B: "Oh, it's working again! Yeah, there was some sort of paper jam that I cleared."

See also: how, thing

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