how do you like them apples

== English == === Alternative forms === how about them apples, how's them apples === Etymology === Unknown. === Pronunciation === === Phrase === how do you like them apples? (colloquial, rhetorical question) A question directed jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing or making light of the situation. (colloquial, rhetorical question, Ireland, US) Used after an actual or proposed action with which the listener might be displeased, and also used after refuting an argument. === See also ===