say for
idiom
—used with words such as something, little, a lot, etc., to show that someone or something does or does not deserve to be praised, admired, etc.
It says a lot for her that she stayed in the game even though she was injured.
The students' low test scores don't say much for the education they're receiving.
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Citrus lime shrimp are available for a limited time, though Qdoba didn’t say for how long.
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The researchers, however, cannot say for sure what species the hominins were.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Poles can’t say for certain if Johnson has all that in him.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
No one can say for sure how this is going to affect the populace on a near-term and long-term basis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The answer is that no one can say for sure what will happen.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article SAN JOSE – No one can say for sure whether rookie centerman Macklin Celebrini will be matched up against fellow No. 1 overall draft pick Connor McDavid on Saturday afternoon when the San Jose Sharks face the Edmonton Oilers to begin a quick two-game road trip.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
These objections aside, the simple fact is that no one can say for certain what Trump’s mass deportation plan will look like because no specifics have been revealed, with the administration instead filling the void with dangerous rhetoric.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Fijian health and law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate and did not say for certain whether the illnesses were caused by tainted alcohol.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025
The researchers, however, cannot say for sure what species the hominins were.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Poles can’t say for certain if Johnson has all that in him.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
No one can say for sure how this is going to affect the populace on a near-term and long-term basis.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The answer is that no one can say for sure what will happen.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article SAN JOSE – No one can say for sure whether rookie centerman Macklin Celebrini will be matched up against fellow No. 1 overall draft pick Connor McDavid on Saturday afternoon when the San Jose Sharks face the Edmonton Oilers to begin a quick two-game road trip.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2024
These objections aside, the simple fact is that no one can say for certain what Trump’s mass deportation plan will look like because no specifics have been revealed, with the administration instead filling the void with dangerous rhetoric.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Fijian health and law enforcement officials are continuing to investigate and did not say for certain whether the illnesses were caused by tainted alcohol.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Say for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/say%20for. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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