(the) next thing (one) knows



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(the) next thing (one) knows

All of a sudden; out of nowhere; without warning. I was standing in line, minding my own business, when the next thing I know, a gunman runs into the bank and starts screaming at us to get on the ground! Tammy had only been on a few dates with Mark, but this one had been going smoothly. Next thing she knew, he got on one knee and proposed to her.
See also: know, next, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Goldie['gəuldi:]
NadjaNAHT-yah (German)German, Slovene
AndraAN-drə (English)Romanian, English
Fabianofah-BYAH-no (Italian)Italian, Portuguese
Agamemnonag-ə-MEM-nahn (English)Greek Mythology
Gautselin-Ancient Germanic