[{"_1":2,"_104":-5,"_105":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/word",{"_5":6,"_22":23,"_96":97,"_102":103},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":-5,"_12":13,"_14":15,"_16":17,"_18":19,"_20":21},"headword","crystal ball","slug","crystal-ball","pronunciation","type","compound_noun","complexity","medium","totalCollocations",3,"avgFrequency",5,"languageVariants",[],"categories",[24],{"_25":26,"_9":27,"_28":29},"name","VERB + CRYSTAL BALL","verb-crystal-ball","collocations",[30,59,77],{"_31":32,"_33":34,"_9":35,"_36":37,"_38":39,"_40":41,"_46":47,"_58":-5},"collocation","have","phrase","have crystal ball","have-crystal-ball","usage","Used, often in the negative (e.g., 'I don't have a crystal ball'), to state an inability to predict the future.","label","","frequency",{"_42":43,"_44":45},"score",6.5,"perMillion",2.1,"examples",[48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57],"I don't know if it will work—I don't have a crystal ball.","\"What will the stock market do next week?\" \"How should I know? I don't have a crystal ball.\"","The coach doesn't have a crystal ball; he can only prepare the team based on past performance.","If I had a crystal ball, I would have invested in that company years ago.","Do you expect me to know the exact date? What do you think, I have a crystal ball?","No one can tell you what your career will look like in 20 years; we don't have a crystal ball.","Predicting next quarter's sales is difficult; the marketing director admitted she doesn't have a crystal ball.","I wish I had a crystal ball to see if this relationship is going to last.","He can't predict every move the opponent will make. He doesn't have a crystal ball, after all.","The financial advisors reminded their clients that they don't have a crystal ball and investments always carry risk.","translation",{"_31":60,"_33":61,"_9":62,"_36":63,"_38":39,"_40":64,"_46":66,"_58":-5},"look into","look into crystal ball","look-into-crystal-ball","To peer into a crystal ball, typically used figuratively to mean predicting the future.",{"_42":19,"_44":65},0.5,[67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76],"I can't look into my crystal ball and tell you what will happen!","If I could look into a crystal ball, I would tell you which stocks to buy.","Do you expect me to look into a crystal ball and know the project's exact completion date?","He wished he could have looked into a crystal ball before making that risky investment.","Looking into a crystal ball won't solve our current problems; we need a practical plan.","No one can look into a crystal ball to see the future of the economy.","Sure, let me just look into my crystal ball to find your lost keys.","As an analyst, I can provide forecasts based on data, but I can't look into a crystal ball for guaranteed outcomes.","Don't ask me to look into a crystal ball; let's analyze the facts we have.","It feels like we're just looking into a crystal ball, guessing what the market will do next.",{"_31":78,"_33":79,"_9":80,"_36":81,"_38":39,"_40":82,"_46":85,"_58":-5},"gaze into","gaze into crystal ball","gaze-into-crystal-ball","To look intently into a crystal ball, often with the intention of seeing the future.",{"_42":83,"_44":84},3.5,0.1,[86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95],"The fortune-teller gazed into her crystal ball to predict the client's future.","He gazed into the crystal ball, hoping for a glimpse of what was to come.","If I could gaze into a crystal ball, I would tell you the winning lottery numbers.","The wizard gazed into his ancient crystal ball, seeking answers from the ether.","Stop asking me what will happen; I can't gaze into a crystal ball!","She sat quietly, gazing into the shimmering crystal ball on the velvet cloth.","Economists can't simply gaze into a crystal ball to predict the next recession.","In the story, the hero had to gaze into the crystal ball to find the hidden path.","He skeptically watched the psychic gaze into the crystal ball.","For a moment, as he gazed into the crystal ball, he thought he saw a flicker of light.","relatedEntries",{"_98":99,"_100":101},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]