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there is no telling

there is no telling phrase: used to indicate that something cannot be known or predicted with certainty.

Phrase

there is no telling

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Used to indicate that something cannot be known or predicted with certainty.

Synonyms of there is no telling

Questions about there is no telling

What does there is no telling mean?
There is no telling means used to indicate that something cannot be known or predicted with certainty.
What part of speech is there is no telling?
There is no telling is a phrase.

Words near there is no telling in the dictionary

  1. there is no spoon
  2. there is no such thing as a free lunch
  3. there is no such thing as bad press
  4. there is no such thing as bad publicity
  5. there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing
  6. there is no telling
  7. there is no there there
  8. there is no war in Ba Sing Se
  9. there is nothing more permanent than a temporary solution
  10. there is nothing new under the sun
  11. there is reason in the roasting of eggs

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