Idioms

I'll be blowed

(Well,) I'll be blowed!

old-fashioned An expression of surprise or astonishment, especially regarding some recent revelation. A: "You know, if you run your washing machine at night, you can save a lot of money on your electric bill." B: "I'll be blowed, I didn't know that!" Well, I'll be blowed! Who knew so many people would show up to see our concert? Wait, Lisa's your sister? Well, I'll be blowed—all these years, I had no idea!
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I'll be blowed

used to express surprise, annoyance, etc. informal
See also: blowed
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References in periodicals archive
Whale I'll be blowed -- the chance is on offer to sing at a Tyneside venue like one of the creatures of the deep.
How you can join French artist's whale voice choir in North Shields; Volunteers could have a whale of a time by recreating the sound of humpbacks with the help of artist Marina Rees
WHALE I'll be blowed - the chance is on offer to sing at a Tyneside venue like one of the creatures of the deep.
Don't get hump, join a whale voice choir; artists in search of 'singers' for special rendition
Apparently it's something to do with reincarnation, but I'll be blowed if I can say exactly what.
Festive bunnies with a bit more bite; A good Easter film doesn't just have to be about Watership Down, you know. Here's Nathan Bevan's pick of something completely different
Dwindling membership has meant that without mouth organ donors, Stourbridge-based 'Well I'll Be Blowed' faces an uncertain future.
Well I'll Be Blowed has met at four different venues over the years and is grateful to Age UK for providing the current room they use.
HARMONICA CLUB LOOKS FOR BREATH OF FRESH AIR; Group in plea to young musicians to join
So I'll be blowed if I have to carry on covering myself up because the fashion police decree that although my body complies with their strict size requirements, my age has unfortunately slipped over the limit where I'm allowed to "have fun with fashion".
I'll wear those leggings again!
I'LL be blowed - we went all the way to the Black Country's most remarkable building and found the furnace had gone out.
Blast from the past! Days Out GRAHAM YOUNG VISITS GLASS-MAKING COUNTRY
I've wasted my Saturday afternoon watching it, and I'll be blowed if I'm going to waste part of my Saturday evening thinking of something to say about it.
FOOTBALL: SKY BLUES: Terrace VERDICT
Well I'll be blowed. As soon as the draw was made it was obvious that trouble was a certainty.
O'Leary wrong to defend Smith elbow
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