When you ask for or give a description of someone or something, use what … like (NOT how): ‘What’s your new English teacher like?’ ‘This drawing gives you an idea of what the new shopping complex will look like.’ ‘What does it feel like to win an Olympic gold medal?’ ‘What do the apples taste like?’
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