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Ways to Say "who knew running" in English

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Complain

Who knew running a trillion dollar company

It means the speaker is expressing surprise and frustration that the job is much harder than expected.

From I Think My Wife Wants To Kill Me S2, Episode 32

When do people say this?

Scene Context

Someone complains about how difficult their job is.

Usage Scenario

Use this when talking about a difficult task or job in a casual, frustrated way. It fits spoken English, but the full line is a bit specific for a reusable phrase page.

Better ways to say it

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Who knew it would be this hard to run a company?
2
I didn’t expect running a company to be this hard.
3

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