how do you like them apples

1. A phrase used to draw attention to one's cleverness or superiority to the one being addressed, especially after a recent triumph. You remember how you said I would never get into law school? Well now I'm valedictorian. How do you like them apples? Hey, jerk, guess who made the varsity team after all? Yep, how do you like them apples? How do you like them apples? Yep, you got outsmarted by your "dumb" little brother.

2. That is surprising or disappointing. McCloskey's is closing after 41 years in business. How do you like them apples? Well, I didn't get into any of the schools I applied to, so how do you like them apples? Yes, someone I trusted for years completely ripped me off—how do you like them apples?

how do you like ˈthem apples?

how about ˈthem apples?

(American English, informal, usually spoken) used after telling somebody an unpleasant fact or truth, to say that they should accept it: Either you deliver the dresses for the price we agreed on, or I’m going to go someplace else. How do you like them apples?