"that's news to me" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} that's news to me
  1. (informal) Indicating that one has heard something for the first time or has heard something one did not previously know. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-that's_news_to_me-en-phrase-LmvnTYmH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "Indicating that one has heard something for the first time or has heard something one did not previously know."
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        "(informal) Indicating that one has heard something for the first time or has heard something one did not previously know."
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