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| of all people (to show that a person is unlikely/surprising to be seen in such position/role – he is, of all people, is CEO now Damirules); who would have thought of it (Damirules); what do you know (malt1640); lo and behold (I went into a bar just next to our hotel and, lo and behold, who should I see sitting there but Jim Gibson. 4uzhoj) | |||
| who would have thought | |||
| that's a turn-up for the books (Well, that's a turn-up for the books – I never thought he'd get the job. • Well this is a turn-up for the books. After almost four years of banging the BlackBerry 10 drum it seems the Canadian firm has finally admitted defeat, launching its first Android smartphone. 4uzhoj) | |||
| who could have thought | |||
| go figure (a sarcastic way of saying "Who would've figured that out?": A: "The teacher didn't give anyone A's even though the test was easy." B : "Go figure." (It's sarcastic because the teacher never gives A's) Tamerlane) | |||
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| of all places | |||
| I'll be damned! (Well, I'll be damned! The Red Sox lost the pennant. Val_Ships) | |||
| shocker! (Bartek2001) | |||
| who knew? (в т. ч. сарказм SirReal); who would have thought? (восклицание удивления, изумления; ответ не ожидается); whodathunkit! (Wakeful dormouse) | |||
| Fancy that! (Interex) | |||
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| whoever would have thought it? (Anglophile); who would have thought it? | |||
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| who ever would have thought it! | |||
| кто бы мог подумать: 7 phrases in 3 subjects |
| General | 4 |
| Humorous / Jocular | 1 |
| Informal | 2 |