go figure

idiom

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.

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“Go figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20figure. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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