what do you know



what do you know

(spoken)
this is surprising What do you know! Joan has quit her job and moved to Mexico.
Usage notes: often used humorously to mean you are not surprised: Well, what do you know - the Raiders lost again.
See also: know

what do you know

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kurush-Ancient Persian
Prochorus-Biblical, Biblical Latin
Alexeiah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Umida-Uzbek
Alma (1)AL-mə (English)English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch
Draco-Ancient Greek (Latinized)