there's no telling

phrase

used to say that it is impossible to know something with certainty
There's no telling how long the strike will last.

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For most musicians, even major players in the business, scoring a sizable launch is the goal, and there's no telling what will come afterward. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 After all, there's no telling when the price of silver will stop falling into this range permanently. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 However, factions often form regardless of contestants' mediums of origin, and there's no telling who might have each other's backs. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 Whether this triggers a more disorderly unwind in gold remains to be seen, of course, and there's no telling how stocks might correlate to such a reversal. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for there's no telling

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“There's no telling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%27s%20no%20telling. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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