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lo and behold

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lo and behold

look or what a surprise Carine tried her luck at the lottery and, lo and behold, won $1,500 last month.

Usage notes: used as an exclamation: Lo and behold! You did come after all!

See also: and, behold, lo

lo and behold

  (humorous)

something that you say when you tell someone about something surprising that happened I went into a bar just next to our hotel and, lo and behold, who should I see sitting there but Jim Gibson.

See also: and, behold, lo