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crystal ball
noun
- a ball of clear crystal, glass, or the like, used in crystal gazing.
- a method or means of predicting the future.
crystal ball
noun
- the glass globe used in crystal gazing
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Origin of crystal ball1
Idioms and Phrases
A means of predicting the future, as in So what does your crystal ball say about the coming election? The term is a figurative use of the crystal or glass ball used by fortune-tellers. [c. 1900]Example Sentences
"We don't know where the missing hard drive is," Mr Damm said, "I don't have a crystal ball but there is the possibility of another threat through the backdoor."
Heading over to the “Shop†tab you can see cat toys, a cat scratching board, cat pin and other products ranging from the practical — a cat bed — to the ridiculous, like a cat crystal ball.
The crystal ball is cloudy for both the Rams and Chargers.
That leads him to a blunt conclusion: “If I had a crystal ball, I’d say they will maybe last for a bit longer,†he told the BBC.
Matt Holtry had no inside knowledge or crystal ball when he made the decision.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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