I never did

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I never did

  1. (idiomatic, dated) An exclamation of great surprise.
    • 185?, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit
      ‘Why, good gracious, Amy, what ever brought you here?’
      ‘I wanted to see you, Fanny dear; and as I am going out all day to-morrow, and knew you might be engaged all day to-day, I thought—’
      ‘But the idea, Amy, of you coming behind! I never did!’
    • 1939, Scribner's Magazine:
      "Well, I never did!" she exclaimed in a scandalized whisper. "Trying to set fire to the 'ouse — oh, fie".

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