you would think

phrase

An expression denoting surprise or lack of understanding due to reality being very different from what is the norm or expected.

“You would think with the thousands of visitors each day, someone would have found the missing animals by now.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. An expression denoting surprise or lack of understanding due to reality being very different from what is the norm or expected.

    You would think with the thousands of visitors each day, someone would have found the missing animals by now.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 豈有此理 /岂有此理
  • 豈有此理 /岂有此理 (qǐyǒucǐlǐ)Translations
Finnish sitä luulisi
  • sitä luulisi (että)Translations
German man könnte meinen, man sollte meinen
  • man könnte meinenTranslations
  • man sollte meinenTranslations
Hungarian az ember azt hinné
  • az ember azt hinnéTranslations
Italian ti piacerebbe, volevi
  • ti piacerebbeTranslations
  • voleviTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

you would think. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20would%20think

MLA

“you would think.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20would%20think. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you would think,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20would%20think.

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