"how's every little thing" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=how's every little thing?}} how's every little thing?
  1. (colloquial) A greeting, asking about a person's life; how are you? Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-how's_every_little_thing-en-phrase-Ldcm25gs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English greetings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)",
          "text": "TESSIO: Buon Natale, everybody. Buon Natale... (he smiles at Tom Hagen) Hi, Tom, how's every little thing?\nHAGEN: (helping him with the presents) Wonderful, Sal."
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