Meanings
phrase
- colloquialoftenrhetoricsarcasticset phraseWhat a surprise; guess what.
Near-synonym: who would have thunk it
1 more example
Well, what do you know, it's raining again.
Synonyms: who would have thunk it
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, do, you, know.; especially, synonym of you don't know what you're talking about.
You think so, eh? Well what do you know?
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseWhat a surprise; guess what.
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Translations
Estonian etskae
- etskaewhat a surprise
Finnish kappas kummaa, mikä yllätys
- kappas kummaawhat a surprise
- mikä yllätyswhat a surprise
French devine quoi
- devine quoiwhat a surprise
German Wer hätte das gedacht?
- Wer hätte das gedacht?what a surprise
Polish no proszę!
- no proszę!what a surprise
Portuguese olha só
- olha sówhat a surprise
Romanian ce să vezi
- ce să veziwhat a surprise
Russian ну надо же
- ну надо же (nu nado že)what a surprise
Swedish ser man på
- ser man påwhat a surprise
Vietnamese ai dè
- ai dèwhat a surprise
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what do you know. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20do%20you%20know
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“what do you know.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20do%20you%20know. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “what do you know,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/what%20do%20you%20know.
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