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you never know

you never know phrase: used to speculate about a possibility; especially, a slight one.

Phrase

you never know

  1. Used to speculate about a possibility; especially, a slight one.
    • At this point, I doubt that they'll meet their deadline, but you never know — stranger things have happened.
    • 8 October 2010, Colin Jackson for BBC Sport, 'Magic can happen between Turner and Sharman'
      They are only running times in the 13.20s, but next year he could run 13.25 and you never know, he may end up running 13.1 quite easily

Questions about you never know

What does you never know mean?
You never know means used to speculate about a possibility; especially, a slight one.
What part of speech is you never know?
You never know is a phrase.

Words near you never know in the dictionary

  1. you miss 100% of the shots you don't take
  2. you must be fun at parties
  3. you must be new here
  4. you must spoil before you spin
  5. you name it
  6. you never know
  7. you never know what you've got till it's gone
  8. you never miss the water till the well runs dry
  9. you never miss the water until the well runs dry
  10. you OK
  11. you only get what you give

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