Emphatically so. This idiom is an interjection used to stress agreement, as in Did you enjoy the play?--And how! it was wonderful. It probably originated as a direct translation of the German Und wie!
[1920s]
and how
| Idioms: and how! |
| WordNet: and how |
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an expression of emphatic agreement
Synonyms: you bet, you said it
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 | Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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