go figure

English

Phrase

go figure

1. (idiomatic) Expresses perplexity, confusion, surprise, or puzzlement (as if telling somebody to try to make sense of the situation).

   The car wouldn't start yesterday no matter what I did, but today it works just fine. Go figure.

Translations

expression of perplexity or surprise

• French: allez savoir, allez comprendre
• Greek: τρέχα γύρευε (el) (trécha gýreve)
• Hebrew: לך תדע (he) (lekh tedá)
• Italian: vai a capire (it)
• Norwegian: skulle du ha sett (no), rare greier (no) m pl, det hadde jeg ikke trodd (no), forklar (no)

• Portuguese: vai entender (pt)
• Russian: иди подумай (ru) (idí podúmaj), пойди подумай (ru) (pojdí podúmaj), идите подумайте (ru) (idíte podúmajte), пойдите подумайте (ru) (pojdíte podúmajte)

See also

• huh
• no kidding
• whaddya know
• who knows
• how about that
• what are the odds