how to understand this sentence?
Most people work for a living, but what teenager hasn’t “worked” on his dad for the use of the car.

Would you explain the usage of "but what" ?

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how to understand this sentence?
Most people work for a living, but what teenager hasn’t “worked” on his dad for the use of the car.

Would you explain the usage of "but what" ?

Answer

you have to read it as 'but what teenager hasn't' - it is a rhetorical question, posed in the negative.  So it is asking - has there ever been a teenager who did not work his Dad for use of the car?  Can you name me even one teenager who hasn't behaved that way?  Do you understand it now?

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