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by the immortal powers en · ADP
Meanings
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(colloquial) Expressing emphasis.
By the immortal powers, if you had let Rory put a few slugs into the old buss, he'd have settled the baronet's hash altogether.
1885, F. Claudius Armstrong, The Warhawk (page 39)
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(colloquial) Expressing surprise.
'You, of all men, by the immortal powers!' he proclaimed enthusiastically. 'What piece of luck brings you this way, Max?'
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
Synonyms
by God