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what has someone done

what has someone done phrase: a method of drawing attention to some changed aspect of a person or thing.

Phrase

what has someone done?

  1. A method of drawing attention to some changed aspect of a person or thing.
    • What have you done to the bathroom? It’s spotless. Thanks!
    • What has he done to his hair? I’ve seen bomb sites tidier than that.
  2. An expression of frustration, irritation or displeasure in the face of careless, negligent or reckless behaviour.
    • What have you done? You’ve spilt it all over my new shirt!
  3. An expression of cynicism or scepticism; frequently when faced with a recurring pattern of mistakes by another.
    • What has she done this time, officer?
    • “Please, sir—” / “What have you done now, Perkins?”
  4. An expression of fear that a person has made a terrible mistake, the true extent of which is beyond comprehension.
    • Oh god! What have I done? I’ve doomed us all!

Questions about what has someone done

What does what has someone done mean?
What has someone done means a method of drawing attention to some changed aspect of a person or thing.
What part of speech is what has someone done?
What has someone done is a phrase.

Words near what has someone done in the dictionary

  1. what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
  2. what happens on the road stays on the road
  3. what happens on tour stays on tour
  4. what happens twice happens thrice
  5. what has been seen cannot be unseen
  6. what has someone done
  7. what hath God wrought
  8. what have you
  9. what ho
  10. what if
  11. what in tarnation

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