I'll be bound
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Phrase[edit]
- I am certain (that something is true)
- Where are those teenagers going at this time of night? Up to no good, I'll be bound!
Interjection[edit]
- (idiomatic) An expression of surprise.
- 2007 June 7, tightenit, “Installation of TMV Valve”, in Screwfix Community[1]:
- Well, I'll be bound!! Another example of following the rules and being undercut on pricing by those who don't follow the regs.
- 2015, Mary Monroe, Mama Ruby:
- "Well, I'll be bound," Ruby said with a dreamy sigh.
Synonyms[edit]
- (expression of surprise): See Thesaurus:wow