lo and behold

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English - Turkish
{ü} ne çıksa beğenirsin
bak şu işe
(deyim) Bak sen! Bak su işe, Aha! Ne çıksa beğenirsin!
English - English
Used to express surprise

And then, lo and behold, she returned!.

{ü} exclamation that expresses wonder or surprise
(deyim) An exclamation, on drawing others attention to something. Used especially to to announce things that are considered startling or important. The phrase is often written with an exclamation mark
lo and behold

    Hyphenation

    lo and be·hold

    Turkish pronunciation

    lō ınd bîhōld

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlō ənd bəˈhōld/ /ˈloʊ ənd bɪˈhoʊld/

    Etymology

    [ 'lO ] (interjection.) before 12th century. The lo from the expression likely originated from the shortening of the word loke, commonly seen in Middle English texts. Its presence in literature can be traced as far back as the 1800s. The literal meaning of the expression is "look and see", and it is always used as if in the imperative.

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