What does "what's with.." mean?
I mean if someone says,eg, "What's with the cement shoe?", what would that mean?
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In that sentence it would most likely mean "why is there a cement shoe?"
"What's with ______?" is like asking, "why?"
"What's with John today?" — Why is John the way he is today, whay happened to him (maybe he had a bad day?)
"What's with this traffic!" — Why is there so much traffic!
"What's with everyone having a bad attitude today?" — why is everyone so upset / angry?
I hope that helps :]
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It would mean why are you walking so slowly or why are you limping?
Why are you acting like you are wearing a cement shoe?
Why are you acting like your boots are made of lead?
Another saying is, 'why are you dragging your heels'? It means walking or doing something slowly.
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like what the story behind something is
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