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Anyone I know? and Anybody I know?

a coy way of asking who? Sally: Where were you last night? Jane: I had a date. Sally: Anyone I know? Bill: I've got a date for the formal next month. Henry: Anybody I know?

as far as anyone knows and so far as anyone knows; to the best of one's knowledge

to the limits of anyone's knowledge. (The anyone can be replaced with a more specific noun or pronoun.) As far as anyone knows, this is the last of the great herds of buffalo. Far as I know, this is the best spot to sit. Q: Are the trains on time? A: To the best of my knowledge, all the trains are on time today.

See also: far, know

little (hard) work never hurt anyone and little (hard) work never killed anyone

Prov. One should expect to do hard or difficult work and not avoid doing it. Go help your father with the yard work. A little hard work never hurt anyone. Go ahead. Bring me some more bricks. A little work never killed anyone.

See also: hurt, little, never, work

not give anyone the time of day

Fig. to ignore someone (usually out of dislike). Mary won't speak to Sally. She won't give her the time of day. I couldn't get an appointment with Mr. Smith. He wouldn't even give me the time of day.

See also: day, give, time

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something is anyone's guess also something is anybody's guess

no one knows the answer How the lawsuit will turn out is anybody's guess. At that point, whether he was dead or alive was anyone's guess.

See also: guess