go figure
Who'd have thought
Go figure is an expression of bemused resignation at something surprising, ironic, or hard to explain.
It invites the listener to make sense of what seems illogical: He hates vegetables but eats ketchup by the spoonful—go figure.
The phrase often follows a statement of contradiction, functioning as a verbal shrug.
- wryDryly mocking in tone
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- sighAudible emotional breath
- ironicExpressing contrary meaning
- how about thatInterjection showing mild surprise
wow · sardonic · huh · incredible · no kidding · you don't say · dry humor · fancy that · imagine that · tongue-in-cheek · facetious · amazing · perplexed · flabbergasting · shrug · mocking · cynical · whatever
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- exasperationugh, sigh, groan, argh, geez
- rhetorical questionswhy me, why bother, who knows, who cares, so what
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- interjectionsah, hey, aha, sheesh, oh
go figureobviously
In an apparent manner
of course · naturally · it figures · stands to reason · predictably
go figurelet me explain
Preface to a breakdown
here's the thing · simple · easy · elementary · duh
go figureobviously
In an apparent manner
of course · naturally · clearly · easy to understand · plain as day
figure, figures, figured, figuring, disfigured, disfigure, configure, transfigure, prefigure