what's what
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She’s completely reverting back to being a little girl and doesn’t know how to deal with getting in trouble, and she’s not taking in what’s what’s going on; she’s completely disassociating.
From Los Angeles Times
You know what's what's going on inside your body.
From BBC
“Now get out there and tell them what’s what,” Patience said, and gave Natalie a push.
From Literature
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With the program and song texts only available to download on the cellphone, the audience was left in the dark without texts and, with amplification obscuring diction, not knowing what’s what.
From Los Angeles Times
“This is most disturbing. I’ll have Old Tim find out what’s what.”
From Literature
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