| 单词 | well, i never did! |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswell, I never did! P3. British colloquial. well, I never! (also well, I never did!): used to express surprise, indignation, etc.The exclamation may have arisen through shortening of expressions of the type illustrated in quot. 1816. ΚΠ 1816 S. Beazley Is he Jealous? 28 Lord! Lord! Well, I never was so surprised!] 1836 I. Pocock Robber's Wife ii. i. 30 Well, I never—now, did you ever—but no matter, here's a friend will stand by me. 1837 J. Oxenford No Followers 19 Oh, gemini, well I never, why there's Toby a kneeling, and kissing missus's hand! 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxvi ‘My lord!’ thought Mrs Nickleby. ‘Well, I never did—’. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) i. 7 This almost caused Jemima to faint with terror. ‘Well, I never,’—said she. 1926 A. Bennett Ld. Raingo ii. lxxi. 322 She faintly annoyed him by her ingenuous exclamations: Oh my! Well, I never! Well I never did! 1993 R. Rankin Suburban Bk. of Dead (BNC) 142 Laura flicked back. ‘Blank. Tipp-Exed out! Typical!’ ‘Well,’ said Rex. ‘Well, I never did.’ < as lemmas |
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