keep (someone) guessing
idiom
: to make it impossible (for someone) to know what will happen next
The many twists and turns in the plot will keep readers guessing until the last page.
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Yellow: To keep someone guessing.
Green: Casting a magical, but negative, enchantment
Blue: Names of toys in a movie starring Woody.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The Browns want the Cowboys to have to keep guessing
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Tennessee vs. NC State picks, odds, how to watch: Can Iamaleava pass his first big test?
—New York Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Fain said Thursday night that union workers at all three companies should be ready to join the strike immediately if called upon, so the automakers have to keep guessing about which factories could be hit next — pressuring them to bargain.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
And by keeping them shrouded, we're all forced to just keep guessing.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
The radio squad encourage Harlow to keep guessing and eventually start giving him hints.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 11 May 2022
Some already keep guessing words with the correct letters.
—Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2022
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The Browns want the Cowboys to have to keep guessing
NFL Week 1 roundtable: Patriots starting QB, Dak Prescott's contract and Aaron Rodgers returns
Tennessee vs. NC State picks, odds, how to watch: Can Iamaleava pass his first big test?
—New York Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Fain said Thursday night that union workers at all three companies should be ready to join the strike immediately if called upon, so the automakers have to keep guessing about which factories could be hit next — pressuring them to bargain.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
And by keeping them shrouded, we're all forced to just keep guessing.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
The radio squad encourage Harlow to keep guessing and eventually start giving him hints.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 11 May 2022
Some already keep guessing words with the correct letters.
—Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2022
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keep (someone) guessing
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“Keep (someone) guessing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20%28someone%29%20guessing. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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