But then there would be a nice how-do-you-do if she did.

The boys say "how-do-you-do" and try to smile like grown-up folks.

You come knocking at my door in the middle of the night, I expect a how-do-you-do.

This is a grand how-do-you-do I must say.

He didn't waste any time saying how-do-you-do, but just asked this and that and dived in.

I didn't like to be in the neighborhood without dropping in just to say how-do-you-do to you.