Collocation
How do you two know each other?
A common question used to ask about the origin or nature of the relationship between two people.
Definition
'How do you two know each other?' is a common English collocation. A common question used to ask about the origin or nature of the relationship between two people.
How + auxiliary verb (do/did) + plural subject (e.g., you two, they) + know + each other?
“How do you two know each other?”
Examples
- Wait, you two have been friends for years? How do you two know each other?
- I've always wondered, how do you two know each other from way back?
- They seemed so familiar. How did they two know each other so well?
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- At the party, someone asked, 'How do you two know each other? Your stories are so different!'
- After they started talking, I couldn't help but ask, 'How do you two know each other?'
- You're both from the same small town. How do you two know each other, then?
- She introduced them, but I think they'd met before. 'How did you two know each other?' I questioned.
- I saw them laughing together and thought, 'How do you two know each other, you look like old friends!'
- It was funny, I was about to ask 'How do you two know each other?' when they hugged.
- When I saw them chatting so comfortably, the first thing that came to mind was, 'How do you two know each other?'
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More at B2 level
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