if it isn't

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English

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Etymology

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Shortened from if it isn't ___, I'll eat my hat! or similar construction.

Phrase

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if it isn't... (past tense if it wasn't)

  1. Observes, with some surprise, that a specified thing or person is present.
    Why, if it isn't Bill! Come on in, Bill!

Anagrams

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