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Used to convey the impossibility of knowing what has happened or will happen.
‘there's no telling how she will react’
‘Because there is no telling whether these children would have survived had we gone down the path you are suggesting.’
‘Still, there is no telling whether as president he would be so unequivocal.’
‘I think there is no telling what it might launch.’
‘Of course, there is no telling how far the current climate of cigar taxation and smoking-bans will go.’
‘He is safe and unharmed physically, but when you see people jump from buildings and been part of such a terrible ordeal, there is no telling what he may have suffered psychologically.’
‘Should the elections be held freely, there is no telling what the outcome will be.’
‘Also, there is no telling whether or not you will be caught one day.’
‘With bricks going through the windows, there is no telling what injuries could have been caused.’
‘And he couldn't draw up a plan for his sculptures for one simple reason: The river supplies his materials, and there is no telling what the river will bring.’
‘It is free to visit - though there is no telling for how long.’