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quelle surprise

idiom
Meaning

What a surprise.


Origin

disputed origin

Borrowed from French quelle surprise (“what a surprise”).

Examples
SIMPLE

He forgot his keys again, quelle surprise.

CONTEXTUAL

The train is delayed for the third time this week, quelle surprise.

COMPLEX

When the politician broke his campaign promise yet again, the cynical voters merely sighed, quelle surprise.

Anchors to
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    element of surprise

    The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise.

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