never would have guessed

never would have guessed
never would have guessed
1. never would have thought something to be the case. (Not used in other tenses.) •

He was the one who did it? I never would have guessed.

I never would have guessed that he wanted the job. He kept it a very good secret.

2. knew it all the time because it was so obvious. (Sarcastic. Not used in other tenses.) •

I never would have guessed that he wanted the job. He only begged and begged for it.

Now she wants to go back home? I never would have guessed! She has been homesick for days.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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