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what do you know

Idioms  
  1. What a surprise, as in What do you know, our suitcases are the first off the plane. [Early 1900s]


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A muffled voice sang from the heap, “A fox! A fox! What do you know? A fox!”

From Literature

“What do you know about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?” he asked.

From Literature

What do you know about Gen Z consumers, and how are you attracting their dollars?

From The Wall Street Journal

I burped a couple of times and said to no one in particular, “Well, what do you know! That stuff doesn’t taste half as bad as I thought it would.”

From Literature

Dropping the gunny sack in the buckboard, Grandpa reached in the basket again and said, “Well, what do you know!”

From Literature