What does ¿cómo está la cosa? mean?

ExpressionColoquial

what's the situation?

La cosa is a wildcard standing in for whatever is already under discussion. Asking cómo está la cosa asks after the state of play without naming it, and it is how you raise an awkward subject — money, nearly always — without going formal about it.

¿Y con el trabajo cómo está la cosa?

Vague on purpose, so the other person can answer as they like.

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Unit 03

¿Qué tal está el piso?

«estás a tiro de piedra»

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