what's what

短语

事情的真相

发音

AU

别名

what is what what was what

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Precisely what the situation really is or what the facts truly are; the true state of things.

    习语 不可数

    Besides, he had some qualities which fix Middle-aged ladies even more than young: The former know what's what; while new-fledged chicks Know little more of Love than what is sung In rhymes . . .

    This was a hardship in as much as inquiry showed that even in vegetarian restaurants many courses used to contain eggs. This meant that unless I knew what was what, I had to go through the awkward process of ascertaining whether a particular course contained eggs or no, for many puddings and cakes were not free from them.