something is anyone's guess

something is anyone's guess
(something) is anyone's guess no one knows the answer.

How the lawsuit will turn out is anybody's guess.

At that point, whether he was dead or alive was anyone's guess.


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  • something is anyone's guess — something is anyone’s guess phrase used for saying that something is not known by anyone What this all means is anybody’s guess. It’s anyone’s guess who’ll win the election. Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • something is anyone's guess — used for saying that something is not known by anyone What this all means is anybody s guess. It s anyone s guess who ll win the election …   English dictionary

  • is anyone's guess — (something) is anyone s guess no one knows the answer. How the lawsuit will turn out is anybody s guess. At that point, whether he was dead or alive was anyone s guess …   New idioms dictionary

  • anyone's guess — see guess * * * ˈanybody s/ˈanyone s guess idiom (informal) something that nobody can be certain about • What will happen next is anybody s guess. Main entry: ↑guessidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • anybody's/anyone's guess — ◇ Something that is anybody s/anyone s guess is something that is very uncertain or that no one knows. What causes these changes is anybody s guess. [=no one knows what causes these changes] It s anyone s guess what his next book will be about. • …   Useful english dictionary

  • anyone's guess — issue that no one is sure about, something not known by anyone …   English contemporary dictionary

  • anyone's guess — noun A mystery, something unpredictable …   Wiktionary

  • guess — guess1 [ ges ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it: a contest to guess the weight of the pig guess what/who/how etc.: Would anyone like to guess what this object is? guess at …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • guess — I UK [ɡes] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms guess : present tense I/you/we/they guess he/she/it guesses present participle guessing past tense guessed past participle guessed *** a) to say or decide what you think is true, without… …   English dictionary

  • guess — [[t]ge̱s[/t]] ♦♦ guesses, guessing, guessed 1) VERB If you guess something, you give an answer or provide an opinion which may not be true because you do not have definite knowledge about the matter concerned. [V that] The suit was faultless:… …   English dictionary

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