how's that for

adverb

Used to emphasise a particular quality

Meanings

adverbhow's that for (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsed to emphasise a particular quality

    'Buckets of blood, huh?' 'Big sloshing buckets. Every morning I wake up, praise the Lord and thank Him for all the iniquity - how's that for perverse?'

    2008, Jonathan Kellerman, Bad Love: Alex Delaware 8
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APA

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Chicago

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