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Out of curiosity

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A: You weren’t in when I called yesterday. Out of curiosity, where were you?
B: Oh, yes. I was with some colleagues who I hadn’t seen for years.

We use this expression to say that we did or are doing something because we were/are interested to know.

You can use this phrase in ………… language.

 Spoken
 Written
 Informal

Example 1
A: You weren’t in when I called yesterday. Out of curiosity, where were you?
B: Oh, yes. I was with some colleagues who I hadn’t seen for years.

Example 2
A: Are you going to see Martin later?
B: Yes. Why?
A: Well, just out of curiosity, can you ask him where he got his iPhone? He said it was quite cheap.

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