hazard a guess
To make a guess; to guess.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I can only hazard a guess about the final score.”
“Since I have not read the report yet, I can only hazard a guess as to why the project failed.”
“While the experts could not confirm the exact origin of the artifact, they were willing to hazard a guess that it belonged to a lost civilization.”
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anyone's guess
A mystery; something unknown or unpredictable.
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by guess or by gosh
at random
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guess what
Used to introduce a surprising outcome or one that the hearer is not expected to try to guess.
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you'll never guess
I have something very surprising to say; you won't be able to guess what I'm about to say.
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your guess is as good as mine
I don't know; I have no idea.
Last updated August 10, 2026