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I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here

I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here phrase: said in reference to the hypocrisy of officials who are supposed to police illicit activities but engage in those activities themselves.

Phrase

I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here

  1. Said in reference to the hypocrisy of officials who are supposed to police illicit activities but engage in those activities themselves.

Origin of I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here

Said by the character Capt. Louis Renault (Claude Rains) in the 1942 film Casablanca, immediately prior to receiving his cut of the gambling proceeds.

Words formed from I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here

Questions about I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here

What does I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here mean?
I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here means said in reference to the hypocrisy of officials who are supposed to police illicit activities but engage in those activities themselves.
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I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here is a phrase.

Words near I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here in the dictionary

  1. I'm not the one
  2. I'm pregnant
  3. I'm rubber and you're glue
  4. I'm rubber, you're glue
  5. I'm scared
  6. I'm shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here
  7. I'm sick
  8. I'm single
  9. I'm sorry
  10. I'm sozzy
  11. I'm straight

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