quelle surprise
/ˌkɛl səˈpriːz/(also quel surprise)
exclamation
‘What a surprise!’ Chiefly used ironically, implying that a situation or event is unsurprising, typical, or predictable.
Origin
1950s. From French quelle surprise what a surprise from quelle, feminine singular of quel what + surprise.
- come to blows
- come to grief
- come to naught
- come to no harm
- come to nothing
- come to (or meet) a sticky end
- come to pass
- come to rest
- come to someone's assistance
- come to someone's knowledge
- come to terms with
- come to that (or if it comes to that)
- come to think of it
- come true
- come under
- come unglued
- come up
- come up against
- come up against (or hit) a brick wall
- come up dry
- come upon
- come up (or be given) with the rations
- come up (or go down) in the world
- come up (or out) smelling of roses
- comeuppance