"who would have known" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} who 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? Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions
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