what's what

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You are one of the few people who ever tells Carrie what's what, and I've waited 25 years for that.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

“You find out what’s what and who’s who. That’s usually how you get remembered. … Happy to be at seven. We’d rather be at nine, but we’re not. We’re not looking back.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2023

They left them with nowhere to go, bar back to Nice with a lesson learned about what's what at the truly elite level of this game.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023

And simply pressing the pause button will bring up what the game calls “Active Time Lore,” a quick who’s who and what’s what of every current mission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2023

So why don’t they try to make amends by asking them what’s what?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank