Great Scott!

Great Scott

An exclamation of surprise. Great Scott, I think we've finally blown the case wide open!
See also: great, Scott
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Great Scott!

Inf. an exclamation of shock or surprise. "Great Scott! You bought a truck!" shrieked Mary. Fred: The water heater just exploded! Bill: Great Scott! What do we do now? Fred: Looks like cold showers for a while.
See also: great
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • Great Scott
  • great guns, going
  • great many
  • a great many
  • great divide
  • the great divide
  • great deal
  • in great style
  • map
  • all over the map
References in classic literature
"Great Scott!" everybody shouted, all over the house, and old Uncle Silas he looked perfectly astonished.
'Great Scott!' he cried, 'Beatson!' and shook hands with warmth.
"Great Scott! what is that?" cried a surveyor's chainman, shading his eyes and gazing at the fading line of agriculturist which bisected his visible horizon.
Great Scott! Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd went back in time to become Marty McFly and Doc Brown in 2015 - but it was for a comedy skit on US comic Jimmy Kimmel's TV show rather than a new Back to the Future movie.
Great Scott! Today is the day that Marty and Doc Brown went in the DeLorean to the world of flying cars (nope), hoverboards (nearly) and instant pizza (yes, thank you, that app).
He had a regular role in sitcom Great Scott! in 1992, and went on to appear in such acclaimed films as This Boy's Life (opposite good friend Leonardo DiCaprio), The Ice Storm and Deconstructing Harry.
The evening's program will be "Great Scott! It's Andrew Carnegie" presented by actor Richard Clark.
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GREAT Scott! A talented student is celebrating success in a national film contest.
GREAT Scott! What is Wales' skipper doing decked out like the stars from the 1970s golden era?
GREAT Scott! That was the call for Exact goal ace Scott Moreland as he netted a hat-trick to steer Exact into the last four of the Nuneaton Firms Six-a-Side Football League's Division One Cup.
He had a regular role in sitcom Great Scott! in 1992, and went on to appear in acclaimed films such as This Boy's Life (opposite good friend Leonardo DiCaprio), The Ice Storm and Deconstructing Harry.
GREAT SCOTT! Parker would earn mega money with move to Eastlands