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I'll be

I'll be interjection: expressing surprise.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic) Expressing surprise.
    • Johnny passed his exams despite not heeding your advice to study hard.
      Well, I'll be!
    Synonyms:
    wow

Synonyms of I'll be

Origin of I'll be

Presumably short for I'll be damned via anapodoton.

Questions about I'll be

What does I'll be mean?
I'll be means expressing surprise.
What part of speech is I'll be?
I'll be is an interjection.

Words near I'll be in the dictionary

  1. i'jam
  2. i'jām
  3. I'l
  4. I'ld
  5. I'll
  6. I'll be
  7. I'll be a monkey's uncle
  8. I'll be a son of a bitch
  9. I'll be a son of a gun
  10. I'll be bail
  11. I'll be blowed

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