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. 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 See All Example Sentences for might/should have known

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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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