How do you like them apples?

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #378 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (99)”, question 4

“I got the highest score on the test and you got the second highest. How do you like them ? I told you I would do better than you,” Tim said to his best friend Kyle.

(a) oranges
(b) grapes
(c) apples
(d) watermelons

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #378 [color=blue]“English Slang Idioms (99)”, answer 4

“I got the highest score on the test and you got the second highest. How do you like them apples? I told you I would do better than you,” Tim said to his best friend Kyle.

Correct answer: (c) apples
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the meaning of “apples”

The test is about slang idioms. You cannot take the single word ‘apples’ and find a correct meaning here. ‘How do you like them apples?’ simply means ‘how do you like that situation or state of affairs?’ In this case, ‘How do you like those scores?’

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