wouldn't you know it

English

Alternative forms

• wouldn't you know

Phrase

wouldn't you know it

1. (informal) Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at misfortune.

   Wouldn't you know it! I left my wallet at home.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kuinkas kävikään, kuinkas sattuikaan
• Polish: no i masz
• Russian: представь(те) себе (predstavʹ(te) sebe), представляешь (predstavljaješʹ), представляете (predstavljajete)

See also

• it figures
• what do you know
• who would have thought it

 

Further reading

• “wouldn't you know it”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “wouldn t you know it” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.