there's no telling

1. It's impossible to determine, as in There's no telling how many children will come down with measles, or There's no telling what will happen in the next episode of that soap opera. This idiom uses telling in the sense of “reckoning,” a usage dating from the late 1300s.

Example Sentences

And while both sides seem to be itching for a fight, there's no telling when, or how, this fight will end.

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But considering how quickly he’s progressed at the position, there’s no telling how fast Fitzgerald’s NFL stock will rise.

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Though even if Oliphant were still drawing today, there’s no telling how often or easily his work would be seen.

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The week is young, and there’s no telling which L.A. neighborhood will be invaded next.

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With confidence in U.S. economic growth shaken and an international trade system that has lasted since World War II — and that advantaged the U.S. more than any other country on Earth — thrown into upheaval for no detectable rational reason, there’s no telling about the long-term ramifications of Trump’s trade war.

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