go figure

phrase

US, informal

—used to say that something is surprising or hard to understand

After losing their first six games, they won the next ten. Go figure.

Examples of go figure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Let’s go reduce the carbon in the atmosphere, or let’s go figure out how the hell this thing works. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026

The New Yorker published the majority of my stories after a point—bless them—but many of the recent examples are—hey, go figure—science fiction stories. — Jane Ciabattari september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025

Turns out, chic and (relatively) comfy stilettos do exist—go figure. — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 20 Feb. 2025

Katie Ledecky won a gold medal on Wednesday — go figure, right? — Washington post Staff, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024

Rhymes for go figure

• configure
• disfigure
• prefigure
• reconfigure