who would have known

phrase

A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?

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Meanings

phrasewho would have known?
  1. A rhetorical question used to express incredulity or surprise: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?
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