"how's things" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} how's things
  1. An informal greeting roughly equivalent to how are you?
    Sense id: en-how's_things-en-phrase-kbSE~W-T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English greetings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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