I forgot my umbrella, and wouldn't you know, it started raining.
wouldn't you know
idiomAlternative form of wouldn't you know it.
I finally sat down to relax with a hot coffee, and wouldn't you know, the phone started ringing immediately.
Just as the team believed they had finally resolved the technical error, wouldn't you know, the entire server crashed again, forcing them to restart the process.
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as far as one knows
To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.
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as you know
as it is already known.
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butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
The identified person appears to be benign, mild-mannered, or calm (but with an integral suggestion that, to the contrary, they really are untrustworthy, disagreeable, or mean-spirited).
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fuck if I know
I have no idea whatsoever
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fuck knows
I don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear.
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hell if I know
Synonym of I don't know.
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I don't know about that
I am not sure that I agree; expressing doubt or skepticism.
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I hardly know her
A joking retort that draws attention to the possibility of sexual innuendo when a word ends with a schwar.
Last updated July 12, 2026