"wouldn't you know it" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

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  1. (informal) Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at misfortune. Tags: informal Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions Synonyms: wouldn't you know Related terms: it figures, what do you know, who would have thought it Translations (Translations): kuinkas kävikään (Finnish), kuinkas sattuikaan (Finnish), no i masz (Polish), представь(те) себе (alt: predstavʹ(te) sebe) (Russian), представляешь (predstavljaješʹ) (Russian), представляете (predstavljajete) (Russian)

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