be an unknown quantity
be an unknown quantity
To be unpredictable and thus difficult to anticipate. We're still revising our new product, so its potential success is an unknown quantity as yet. This is her first year teaching, so her ability to connect with her students is still something of an unknown quantity. I missed that guy's audition, so he's still an unknown quantity to me as a guitar player.
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