How goes the battle?

One knight with his sword at the throat of another asks, "How goes the battle?"
Is it a loaded question?

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Idiom: How goes the battle?

The idiom how goes the battle? is another way to ask someone how they are doing.


The idiom ‘how goes the battle?‘ is another way to ask someone how they are doing.

It refers to the daily struggle of life as a battle.


Of course, we have the standard ‘how are you?’, ‘what’s up?’, ‘what’s going on?’ and ‘What’s happening?’.

In addition to these, you can now add ‘How goes the battle?’ to your repertoire of greetings.

‘The battle’ in how goes the battle? is referring to the fight or struggle of life.

You can answer positively with ‘it’s OK,’ ‘so far, so good,’ or ‘I’m winning.’

If you want to answer negatively, you can say, ‘Not good’ or ‘I’m losing.’

That’s all for this entry today, guys. It is one more little, friendly daily conversation greeting that you can use with friends.


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