unknown quantity
US /ʌnˈnoʊn ˈkwɑntɪti/
・UK /ʌnˈnəun ˈkwɒntəti/
B2
n. phr.Someone or something whose abilities or effects are uncertain.
The new player is an unknown quantity for the team this season.
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20 Unexplained Things Caught on Live TV
- The individual appeared to be a groundsman tidying up the stadium after the game Is the fact that last season they're a bit of an unknown quantity.
The individual appeared to be a groundsman tidying up the stadium after the game Is the fact that last season they're a bit of an unknown quantity.
- Is the fact that last season they were a bit of an unknown quantity.
Is the fact that last season they were a bit of an unknown quantity.
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- Rather, it's turned into a case study of how the wider party can give voters what they want, balancing the desire for a non-establishment figure to shake things up with the dangers of putting forward an unknown quantity.
Rather, it's turned into a case study of how the wider party can give voters what they want, balancing the desire for a non-establishment figure to shake things up with the dangers of putting forward an unknown quantity.