(one) never would have guessed

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(one) never would have guessed

One never thought that something could possibly be the case. Often used sarcastically to point out something one thinks is very obvious. I never would have guessed Mary could do something so unscrupulous. So he agreed to move to Paris for a job that's better paying, more interesting, and more satisfactory? Huh, never would've guessed! That's Gina with the pink hair? Wow, I never would have guessed—she looks so totally different.
See also: guess, have, never
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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.
See also: guess, have, never
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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