Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle, you actually won the lottery.
I'll be a monkey's uncle
idiomOften preceded by well: expressing complete surprise or disbelief.
Origin
first recorded 20th c. disputed originUncertain; the term monkey’s uncle appears in 19th-century works and may allude to early ideas about what is now called the theory of evolution. The term may then have gained more currency after the widely publicized 1925 Scopes Trial in Tennessee, United States, in which a high-school teacher was found guilty of having violated a law prohibiting the teaching of human evolution in a state-funded school.
When my old friend walked into the room after ten years, I said, "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!"
Upon discovering that the reclusive professor had finally published his masterpiece, I exclaimed, "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!"
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Bob's your uncle
No problem, the solution is simple, there you have it, it's that easy, you have what you want, all will be well: indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached with ease.
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I'll be
Expressing surprise.
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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.
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say uncle
Synonym of cry uncle.