you can never tell

/juː kan nˈɛvə tˈɛl/

/juː kæn nˈɛvɚ tˈɛl/

[sentence]

you can never tell

[SENTENCE]

used to say that one can never be sure of something

Examples

1. yeah, you never can tell.

2. And you never can tell when there's a certain amount of pomposity or somebody who's making you play a particular role and if you just shake hands with somebody it's how do you do?

3. You can never tell what the source of innovation will be from someone at Harvard.

4. I can't, you can never tell lookin' at people's faces, whether they're lactating or not.