you never know
Outcomes remain unpredictable
You never know is a phrase acknowledging uncertainty about the future, often used to justify an action that seems unlikely to pay off but might: Buy a lottery ticket—you never know.
It can express cautious optimism or mild fatalism about unpredictable outcomes: She might say yes. You never know.
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- what ifWords introducing a hypothesis
- hopefulnessExpectation of positive outcomes
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
unpredictability · prudence · wariness · wonder · randomness · eventuality · just in case · exploration · vagueness · open mind · indecision · likelihood · vigilance · faith · doubt · chance · long shot · wild card
- wishful thinkingif only, what if, one day, fingers crossed, with any luck
- Possibilitymaybe, perhaps, possibly, could, might
you never knowwithout a doubt
With complete certainty
definitely · no question about it · obviously · mark my words · clearly
you never knowlike clockwork
With precise regularity
same as always · history repeats itself · what else is new · as expected · par for the course
know, never, your, yours, yourself, yourselves, known, knows, knowing