Well, I'll be! You actually finished the project early.
I'll be
idiomExpressing surprise.
Origin
disputed originPresumably short for I'll be damned via anapodoton.
When he saw his old friend walk into the room unexpectedly, he exclaimed, "Well, I'll be!"
Upon discovering that the long-lost manuscript had been hidden in the attic all these years, the professor whispered, "Well, I'll be."
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I'll be a monkey's uncle
Often preceded by well: expressing complete surprise or disbelief.
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I'll be bound
An expression of surprise.
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I'll be damned
An expression of surprise.
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I'll be danged
An expression of surprise.
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I'll say
Used to indicate emphatic agreement
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I'll tell you
Synonym of I can tell you.