Re: "Low and Behold"

Neil Greenough (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message
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> Does anybody have any idea where the English expression "Low and Behold"
> comes from?
>
> Example:
>
> "I recently went to make an appointment for the doctor and low and behold,
> I have to wait 6 weeks!"

It's lo not low. Both words mean "look", using the device of a list of
synonyms for emphasis. The expression usually introduces something with an
element of surprise, whether good or bad.
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