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How. (used in rhetorical questions to criticize something as completely inconsistent with reality and/or logic).

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in what world

Source Word

in what world

Prepositional phrase

How. (used in rhetorical questions to criticize something as completely inconsistent with reality and/or logic).

Japanese Meaning

「どの世界でそんなことが起こるというのか」――現実や論理に反していることを批判するための修辞的な問いかけ / 「一体どんな世界でそんなことが成立するのか」――常識や論理を逸脱していることへの驚きや否定の表現

In what world does paying people a living wage count as 'breaking the budget'?

一体どの世界で、人々に生活に十分な賃金を支払うことが「予算を破綻させる」と言えるのだろうか。

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How. (used in rhetorical questions to criticize something as completely inconsistent with reality and/or logic).

In what world is it "wholly unconscionable and politically unpalatable" to deny Nigeria a Security Council veto?