how do you like

English

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Phrase

how do you like

1. Used to ask someone for their opinion.

   How do you like your steak, sir?

   How do you like like it here?

   How would you like it if I did the same to you??

2. (humorous, derogatory) Used to deride the character or personality of someone.

   How do you like this guy!

Further reading

• “how do you like”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “how do you like...?”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “how do you like...?” (US) / “how do you like...?” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.