<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up how do you like them apples in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> "How do you like them apples?" is a phrase used to gloat or to express bemusement or vexation . In all senses, this phrase acts as a rhetorical question . </P> <P> The phrase is thought to have originated in World War I, with the "Toffee Apple" trench mortar used by British troops . These mortars were later rendered obsolete by the Stokes mortar, which used a more modern bullet - shaped shell . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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