"how goes the war" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=how goes the war?}} how goes the war?
  1. (colloquial, humorous) Synonym of how goes the battle (“how are things? how's life?”) Tags: colloquial, humorous Synonyms: how goes the battle [synonym, synonym-of]
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