I never did

I never did
An exclamation of great surprise.

"Well, I never did!" she exclaimed in a scandalized whisper. "Trying to set fire to the ouse oh, fie". Scribners Magazine (1939)


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  • never */*/*/ — UK [ˈnevə(r)] / US [ˈnevər] adverb 1) a) at no time in the past or in the future I ve never been in love before. You ll never guess who I saw today! He must never discover the truth. I haven t tried Chinese food before. What, never? b) not in any …   English dictionary

  • never — /ˈnɛvə / (say nevuh) adverb 1. not ever; at no time: to have never happened. 2. not at all; absolutely not: I never did it. 3. to no extent or degree: never the wiser. –noun 4. Rare → never never. –interjection 5. Colloquial (an …  

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