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guess noun► by guess and by Goda casual form of nautical navigation US, 1986. ► miss your guessto be mistaken US, 1921. ► your guess is as good as minea catchphrase used to describe a situation where neither party knows the facts CANADA, 1939
idiomguessbe anybody's guessused in order to say that no one knows something:I kept my passport in the drawer, but where it is now is anybody's guess.I think we can stop the Blue Jays this year, but it's anybody's guess what will happen on the day.your guess is as good as minenot knowspoken said when someone asks you a question and you do not know the answer:"What time will Bill be home?" "God knows - your guess is as good as mine."We sent out an SOS message, but your guess is as good as mine whether anyone heard it. phraseguess[guessed, guessed, guessing]
guess at
guess at sth to give an answer or opinion about something which you realize may not be correct, because you do not have all the information you need: The police can only guess at the scale of the problem. We were able to guess at the true identity of the characters in the book.
See:- (one) never would have guessed
- an educated guess
- anybody's/anyone's guess
- anyone's guess
- at a guess
- be anybody's guess
- be anybody's/anyone's guess
- by guess and by God
- by guess and by golly
- by guess and by gosh
- by guess or by golly
- by guess or by gosh
- educated guess
- educated guess, an
- guess again
- guess at
- guess at (something)
- guess what
- Guess what!
- have another guess coming
- have another guess coming, to
- have another think coming
- hazard a guess
- I guess
- I guess not
- I guess so
- It's anybody's guess
- it's anybody's/anyone's guess
- keep (one) guessing
- keep somebody guessing
- make a guess
- miss one's guess, to
- never would have guessed
- no prizes for guessing (something)
- no prizes for guessing what..., who..., etc.
- second-guess
- take a guess
- you'll never guess
- your guess is as good as mine
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