| 单词 | no telling |
| 释义 | > as lemmas(there's) no telling P2. (there's) no telling: used to express the impossibility of knowing exactly what has happened or will happen; ‘it is impossible to say or predict’. ΚΠ 1720 E. Lloyd tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia I. xxiv. 252 What perplexeth most, is, That this Obligation of your first Deputies is not to be found..: So that there is no telling for certain [Fr. Ainsi l'on ne peut dire sûrement], what were the Clauses, Articles and Conditions thereof. 1766 Ann. Reg. 1765 ix. 41/2 There is no telling how far the flame might have spread, or what ravages it might have made. 1824 N. Devon Mag. Aug. 23 ‘You don't expect a quick passage to-day!’ ‘Why, no sir, but there's no telling.’ 1861 Amer. Agriculturist Jan. 4/2 We send out as good seed as can be obtained... Of course there is no telling what varieties will be produced. 1941 R. Riskin Meet John Doe (typescript) 46 No telling what that screwball might do. I walked in yesterday—here he is, standing on a table with a fishing pole flycasting. 2013 Guardian 13 Dec. (G2 section) 3/3 [She] kickstarted the ‘lelfie trend’ by posting a picture of her legs... Lelfie? If we let this one pass, then there really is no telling where it will end. < as lemmas |
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