stone the crows
British shocked exclamation
Stone the crows is a British and Australian exclamation of surprise or disbelief, roughly equivalent to "good heavens" or "well I'll be damned." It sounds old-fashioned and is often used with mild irony: Stone the crows, they actually won!
The phrase has no connection to literally stoning birds.
- exclamationForceful sudden utterance
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
- blimeyBritish surprise interjection
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
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