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anyone's guess

anyone's guess noun: a mystery; something unknown or unpredictable.

Noun

anyone's guess

  1. (idiomatic) A mystery; something unknown or unpredictable.
    • It was a disappointing way for the game to finish, with Sagna guilty of leaning his head in towards Zabaleta's after a challenge by the touchline, though what the Argentine did to warrant a dismissal is anyone's guess.2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC

Questions about anyone's guess

What does anyone's guess mean?
Anyone's guess means a mystery; something unknown or unpredictable.
What part of speech is anyone's guess?
Anyone's guess is a noun.

Words near anyone's guess in the dictionary

  1. anyone else
  2. anyone who is anybody
  3. anyone who is anyone
  4. anyone who's anybody
  5. anyone who's anyone
  6. anyone's guess
  7. anyones
  8. anyonic
  9. anyons
  10. anyphaenid
  11. anyphaenids

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