“are you”

The following 3 entries include the term are you.

are you kidding (me)

idiom

used when someone says something surprising or that seems as if it could not be serious or true

how are you keeping

idiom

used to ask if someone feels good, bad, happy, well, etc.

what are you trying to prove

idiom

used to ask why someone is behaving in a way that seems unreasonable


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