Е5
С ЧЕМ ЕГО (её, их) ЕДЯТ
coll,
humorVP3rd pers
pl with indef. refer, onlyused as a
subord clause (
usu. after интересно, надо посмотреть, понять
etc) or a question
fixed WO (one wonders, wants to know, understands etc) what the essential characteristics of the person or thing just mentioned are, or what the meaning of the word or phrase in question is: с чем его (ее) едят? - what is it?
what is he (she, it) (really) like?what sort of person (administrator
etc) is he (she)?(in refer, to a device, machine
etc) how (exactly) does it work?what (exactly) does it do (is it used for)?what's it for?(in refer, to a word or phrase) what does that mean?
я понял, с чем его (её) едят - I figured him (her, it) out
I got the hang of itI got a handle on it.
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