is it

is it

Is that so? You don't say? Really? (Sometimes colloquially joined as one word, alternately spelled "isit" or "izit," and pronounced as the latter.) Primarily heard in South Africa. A: "I've been so sick lately I can barely get out of bed." B: "Is it?" John: "I've just inherited a fortune from my Great-Uncle Charles!" Mary: "Izit?!" Samantha: "It looks like my mom is going to need surgery again." Kayla: "Isit? I'm sorry to hear that."
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • languish
  • languish in
  • have got a leg up on (someone)
  • many a time
  • think on
  • think on (someone or something)
  • carry a torch for
  • carry a torch for somebody
  • carry a torch for someone
References in classic literature
"Is it there ye are?" said I thin to mesilf, "and it's thrue for you, Pathrick, that ye're the fortunittest mortal in life.
"Is it there ye are, Mounseer Maiter-di-dauns?" and so down I plumped on the lift side of her leddyship, to be aven with the willain.
Poems
"Well, then, if it don't itch and can't itch, what in the nation is it scratching it for?
Tom Sawyer Detective
Well, well, Vixen, you foolish wench, what is it, what is it?
Adam Bede
"What is it, dear children?" the Professor asked, beaming on them with a very different look from what Uggug ever got from him.
How much is it, this year, my man?" The tailor had come in while he was speaking.
Sylvie and Bruno
Was it as a result of your frustration over too many requests or is it true?
There is scarcity of men of character -Waje
Is it worth making myself more tired, more anxious, busier and all the rest of it?
Corr values; After a decade away, The Corrs are back with a new album and tour. Singer Andrea explains to ANDY WELCH why she wouldn't change a thing
He and Manny Lewis (2015) co-writer Anthony Mir, who directed the film, began their careers as stand-up comedians, yet the film is not a laugh-out-loud comedy, nor is it as wacky and colourful as Mir's 2003 You Can't Stop the Murders.
The comedy of life: making Manny Lewis
How weird is it going from being the one getting told harsh truths on X Factor to telling everyone else what you think?
'THE JLS UNCLES ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR FIRST BABY' Aston Merrygold The cute one from JLS, 24, on being a big romantic softie with a bad temper, how wedding bells and babies are definitely not on the horizon for him, and why he's no Simon Cowell (well, thank goodness for that)
What exactly is it that you are doing with this site?
Scoop 08
well, the good news is it can be ordered from the UK.
Alison's Diary; A WEEK of missing out - no launch parties, no Robbie Williams gig. So pretty quiet, then? As if! I didn't make these glittering events because I was too busy enjoying my own fun-filled events at home. One thing I won't be missing out on for much longer ..
As a professional and an academic (or is it a professional/academic?), I'm continually appalled, and baffled, by the gap (chasm?) that insulates these wings.
Everything's Changed