might/should have known
idiom
—used to say that one is not surprised to learn of something
I should have known it would be too expensive.
"She says she's going to be late." "I might have known."
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The person knew or should have known that the act endangers the physical health or safety of the other person or causes severe emotional distress.
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Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
During the session, Fine and Jimenez argued that Altamar could or should have known that the money Cox used to make a $15 million payment on his loan was not coming from revenue on the unsold properties but from buyers’ deposits.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
By the same token, Crenshaw should have known better than to make comments that were unnecessary and predictably made MAGA lose its [s***].
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Frankly, those who fell for these mirages should have known better.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2025
During the session, Fine and Jimenez argued that Altamar could or should have known that the money Cox used to make a $15 million payment on his loan was not coming from revenue on the unsold properties but from buyers’ deposits.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
By the same token, Crenshaw should have known better than to make comments that were unnecessary and predictably made MAGA lose its [s***].
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Frankly, those who fell for these mirages should have known better.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Might/should have known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might%2Fshould%20have%20known. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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