I never did

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I never did

interjection

dated, idiomatic 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!’

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@misc{i_never_did_2026,
  title = {I never did},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/i%20never%20did},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}