- strange to say
- {adv. phr.} Not what you might think; surprisingly. - Used for emphasis. * /Strange to say, Jerry doesn't like candy./ * /Strange to say, the Indians didn't kill Daniel Boone./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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strange to say — (or poetic/literary tell) it is surprising or unusual that strange to say, I didn t really like carol singers … Useful english dictionary
strange to say — {adv. phr.} Not what you might think; surprisingly. Used for emphasis. * /Strange to say, Jerry doesn t like candy./ * /Strange to say, the Indians didn t kill Daniel Boone./ … Dictionary of American idioms
strange\ to\ say — adv. phr. Not what you might think; surprisingly. Used for emphasis. Strange to say, Jerry doesn t like candy. Strange to say, the Indians didn t kill Daniel Boone … Словарь американских идиом
strange to say (or tell) — it is surprising or unusual that. → strange … English new terms dictionary
strange to say — it is weird that , interesting that … English contemporary dictionary
strange — strange1 W2S2 [streındʒ] adj comparative stranger superlative strangest [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estrange foreign , from Latin extraneus; EXTRANEOUS] 1.) unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
strange — 1 /streIndZ/ adjective 1 unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or understand: a strange noise | Does Geoff s behaviour seem strange to you? | that s strange spoken: That s strange. I was sure Jude was right here… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
strange — adj. 1 unusual, peculiar, surprising, eccentric, novel. 2 a (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, alien, foreign (lost in a strange land). b not one s own (strange gods). 3 (foll. by to) unaccustomed. 4 not at ease; out of one s element (felt strange… … Useful english dictionary
say — See: DARE SAY, GO WITHOUT SAYING, I LL SAY, NEVER SAY DIE, NOT TO MENTION or TO SAY NOTHING OF, STRANGE TO SAY, THAT IS or THAT IS TO SAY, YOU DON T SAY, YOU SAID IT or YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN … Dictionary of American idioms
say — See: DARE SAY, GO WITHOUT SAYING, I LL SAY, NEVER SAY DIE, NOT TO MENTION or TO SAY NOTHING OF, STRANGE TO SAY, THAT IS or THAT IS TO SAY, YOU DON T SAY, YOU SAID IT or YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN … Dictionary of American idioms
