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who's to say?

who's to say? phrase: according to whose authority (especially in defiance).

Phrase

who's to say?

  1. According to whose authority (especially in defiance)
    • Who's to say what clothes I can and can't wear in my free time?
  2. Nobody knows; it is difficult to judge
    • In the closest contest for years, who's to say who will win the title?

Questions about who's to say?

What does who's to say? mean?
Who's to say? means according to whose authority (especially in defiance).
What part of speech is who's to say??
Who's to say? is a phrase.

Words near who's to say? in the dictionary

  1. who's asking
  2. who's calling
  3. who's on first
  4. who's on firsts
  5. who's robbing this coach
  6. who's to say?
  7. who's who
  8. who's who in the zoo
  9. who's whos
  10. who's your daddy
  11. who's-her-face

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