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)
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)
of all places(...it was in his own time and on his own planet. Luckily, teleportation seemed to have limitations... He was in New Orleans, of all places. (H. Kuttner))
fancy that, eh?(Todd seemingly "forgot" to mention that both sales/prices continue to fall in dense, land-constrained places like Singapore, Hong Kong and Manhattan. Fancy that, eh? (vancouversun.com)ART Vancouver)
who'd a thunk it?(шутливое просторечное выражение (примерный аналог нашего "Это ж надо!"), происходит от Who would have thought? • DYK that the Spotted Towhee is actually a large member of the Sparrow family? Who'd a thunk it?x.comART Vancouver)
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