I did not know that.; I had not been informed of that. Bill: They've blocked off Maple Street for some repairs. Tom: That's news to me. Sally: The telephones are out. None of them work. Bill: That's news to me.
something that you say to someone when they have just told you a piece of information that surprises you And he told you he did a lot of cooking, did he? Well, that's news to me.