1. (negative) heavens above! surprise surprise! of course! for sure! - an idiom that expresses amazement. It can also be used to emphasise affirmative sentences.
Kotahi atu te meke a Hani, ehara, kei raro te hoariri e putu ana. / Sonny made one punch and, surprise surprise, the opponent was down in a heap.
Synonyms: engari (tonu)
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