guess at (something)
guess at (something)
To give a possibility of what something might be; to make a guess about something. We don't have to be exact here, so just guess at the measurements. Oh wow, I was only guessing at Cynthia's phone number, but I'm glad I got it right!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
guess at something
to estimate something; to give an opinion about what something might be. I hate to just guess at it, but if you insist: ten feet long. Go ahead, guess at the number of pennies in this jar.
See also: guess
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- guess at
- put two and two together
- put two and two together, to
- relate (something) to (something)
- at a guess
- a stab in the dark
- what do I know
- What does (one) know?