What is going on here meaning

What's going on?

1. What's happening? What's new with you? (Used as a greeting.) A: "Hey, Jake, what's going on?" B: "Not much, Mike. How you been?" What's going on, everyone? You all have a good weekend?

2. What has happened or is currently happening? (Used as an inquiry or rebuke about something that is wrong or strange.) Hey, what's going on? Why are these doors unlocked? What on earth is going on in here? I leave you two kids alone for five minutes, and I find you in here coloring on the walls!

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What's going on?

 and What's going on around here?

What is happening in this place?; What is the explanation for the strange things that are happening here? Bill: There was an accident in the factory this morning. Bob: That's the second one this week. What's going on around here? Mary: What's all the noise? What's going on? Sue: We're just having a little party.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

What’s going on?

interrog. What is happening here? What’s all this broken glass? What’s going on?

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

See also:
  • go well with
  • go well with (someone or something)
  • go for (something)
  • go for it
  • break the news to (one)
  • going to (do something)
  • far from it
  • be good going
  • break the news
  • go in and out

What's going on here reply?

You could reply by saying 'Hey, how are you' or just start by talking about a different topic. So let's pretend someone says to me 'Hey Shane, what's going on', I could say to them 'Hey, did you see the movie last night? ' So the next time someone says 'woss goin' on' to you, you will know how to answer this correctly.

What is going on with you means?

phrase. If you say that something is enough to be going on with, you mean that it is enough for your needs at the moment, although you will need something better at some time in the future. [mainly British] It was a good enough description for Mattie to be going on with. See full dictionary entry for going.

What's going on in sentence?

I don't know what's going on with him, but I know one thing. Especially because I want to know what's going on tonight that has you spooked. I'll let D know what's going on. You might have to use considerable guile to find out what's going on.

What is the meaning of how is it going on?

| Grammarist. | Usage. The idiom how's it going is another way to say how are you, how are things progressing, or what's up. The it can refer to life in general, a project, or your day.