Phrase guide

I never did

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

An exclamation of great surprise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, idiomatic

Examples

  • 185?, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit ‘Why, good gracious, Amy, what ever brought you here?’ ‘I wanted to see you, Fanny dear; and as I am going out all day to-morrow, and knew you might be engaged all day to-day, I thought—’ ‘But the idea, Amy, of you coming behind! I never did!’

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