(idiomatic) Indicates that one does not need to continue narrating a story as the subsequent events are assumed to be well-known.

(rhetorical question) A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.

(colloquial, often humorous, rhetorical question) Used as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, variable, or relative.

Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.

Alternative form of what's your phone number?

(humorous) Indicates the speaker has noticed an erection underneath the interlocutor's clothes.

Indicates that the telephone line is busy.

What is the date? (used to request the current date)