no telling
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It’s also always worth bearing in mind that there’s no telling how the events of the next nine months might reshape public opinion.
From Salon
There’s no telling for sure whether these indicators will turn out to be truly predictive until November.
From Salon
Then I thought, “What in the world am I thinking of. I can’t do that. Why, it would be like hanging a hundred dollar bill in a tree and shooting it all to pieces. And, there was the Old Man of the Mountains. If I shot one of those silly monkeys, there was no telling what he’d do.”
From Literature
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“Oh, Grandpa,” I said, “if we took him to town with us, there’s no telling what might happen.”
From Literature
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There’s no telling what they’re liable to do.
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