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new one on a new one (on me)Something I was not aware or informed of or knew nothing about until just now. A: "Yeah, Jeff and Anthony have been going out for a few months now." B: "That's a new one—I thought they were just friends." Having to pay for the water you use in your house is a new one to me—is that an American thing or something?See also: new, onenew one on someone somethingthat one has not heard before and that one is not ready to believe. Bob's talk of poverty is a new one on me. He always seems to have plenty of money. The firm's difficulties are a new one on me. I thought that it was doing very well.See also: new, on, one |