to be surprised at something

  • 111there were raised eyebrows — phrase used for saying that people are shocked or surprised by something Thesaurus: feeling surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: eyebrow …

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  • 112who should...? — who/what/should...? phrase used for showing that you were surprised when something happened I was just leaving when who should I see but Pat Doyle. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: should …

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  • 113what should...? — who/what/should...? phrase used for showing that you were surprised when something happened I was just leaving when who should I see but Pat Doyle. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: should …

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  • 114who would have thought...? — spoken phrase used for showing that you are surprised about something Who would have thought that John would get married? Thesaurus: ways of saying that you are surprised or shockedsynonym Main entry: think …

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  • 115Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers — Rescue Rangers redirects here. For the 1970s TV show featuring Lassie, see Lassie s Rescue Rangers. Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers Title logo from opening sequence Genre Adventure …

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  • 116bugger — bug|ger1 S2 [ˈbʌgə US ər] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: bugger person who practices anal sex (16 21 centuries), from French bougre person who disagrees with the standard religion , from Medieval Latin Bulgarus Bulgarian ] 1.) BrE not polite an… …

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  • 117darned — [da:nd US da:rnd] adj spoken informal 1.) I ll be darned! used when you are surprised about something ▪ Did they really? I ll be darned! 2.) I ll be darned if ... used to emphasize that you will not allow something to happen 3.) darned if I know… …

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  • 118eh — [eı] interjection spoken [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Sound suggesting a question] 1.) BrE used when you want someone to repeat something because you did not hear it ▪ Eh? She s got how many children? 2.) used when you want someone to reply to you… …

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  • 119bugger — [[t]bʌ̱gə(r)[/t]] buggers, buggering, buggered 1) N COUNT: oft adj N (disapproval) Some people use bugger to describe a person who has done something annoying or stupid. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL, RUDE] 2) N SING: a N Some people say that a job or… …

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  • 120darn — [[t]dɑ͟ː(r)n[/t]] darns, darning, darned 1) VERB If you darn something knitted or made of cloth, you mend a hole in it by sewing stitches across the hole and then weaving stitches in and out of them. [V n] Aunt Emilie darned old socks... [V ed]… …

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