how do you like them apples

Phrase

colloquial rhetoric Ireland US

(colloquial, rhetorical question) directed jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing the situation

Japanese Meaning

（皮肉や冗談を込めて）予期せぬ結果や情報を相手に突きつけ、状況を嘲笑する意味合いの表現。 / 相手が驚いたり、困惑している状況で、あえてその状況を指摘し、挑発的に「どうだ、これで満足か？」と問いかけるニュアンスのフレーズ。

After beating his rival's high score, Jake slapped the scoreboard and shouted, "how do you like them apples?"

ライバルのハイスコアを破った後、ジェイクはスコアボードを叩いて叫んだ。「どうだ、これで驚いたか？」

Sense（1）

(colloquial, rhetorical question) directed jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing the situation

Sense（2）

"I can't give you a raise now; if I did, this whole company would go bankrupt, and you wouldn't have a job at all. Now how do you like them apples?"