Phrase info

Who knew

Meaning

who knew?

Expressing surprise, or ironic lack of surprise, upon learning something.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody. Aleksandr Vasilevsky

She fitted into my biggest armchair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing armchairs tight about the hips that season. P. G. Wodehouse

And statesmen at her council met Who knew the seasons, when to take Occasion by the hand, and make The bounds of freedom wider yet. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The person who knew you when you were young will seldom respect you as an adult. Lebanese Proverb

Never be boastful; someone may pass who knew you as a child. English Proverb

He who knew you when you were young will not respect you when you grow up. Lebanese Proverb

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