I never

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

well, I never

1. (idiomatic) An exclamation of great surprise.

Synonyms

• I never did
• fancy that
• well, well, well

Translations

exclamation of great surprise

Chinese: 真想不到；不敢相信 Danish: Nu har jeg aldrig! Dutch: wel heb ik ooit, asjemenou (nl) Finnish: en olisi ikinä odottanut French: ça alors (fr) Greek: απίστευτο (apístefto) Hungarian: még ilyet, no de ilyet, nohát (hu), nahát (hu), a kutyafáját, teringettét (hu), ki hallott már ilyet Polish: masz babo placek (pl) Scottish Gaelic: air m'urram! Swedish: dra på trissor (sv)!