# I'll be bound

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/ill-be-bound
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

An expression of surprise.

## Examples

- I'll be bound, you actually finished the work on time.
- I'll be bound, I never expected to see you at this conference after all these years.
- When the long-lost letter finally arrived in the morning post, he exclaimed, I'll be bound, it is exactly as she described.

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