what's up with that

Meaning

1. what's up with that?

   used to suggest that sth you have heard is a stupid idea or does not make sense

   They dropped their best player. What's up with that?

In the movies · 1

• What's up with that guy?The Lion King2019
• What's up with that, Pete?Space Jam: A New Legacy2021
• What's up with that guy?Men in Black: International2019
• What's up with that?Coach Carter2005
• You need a car everywhere. What's up with that?The Craft1996
• What's up with that? That cock spring is getting laid?American Pie Presents: Band Camp2005
• We're on a boat ride now. What's up with that?Booksmart2019
• Come on. What's up, what's up, what's up, what's up?In America2003

From the same entry

• and what not
• get what for
• or what
• what about
• what - d'you - call - him her it them
• what for
• what if
• what of it
• what's what
• what's with
• what's with
• what with

More idioms

• you could hear a pin drop
• at any rate
• it's not as if
• behind bars
• tear apart
• see the light
• set foot in
• take your chances
• at this rate
• be flattered
• bridge the gap
• having said that