бабка надвае сказала

Belarusian

Alternative forms
  • ба́бка надвое сказала (bábka nadvóje skazala)
  • ба́бка на́двае казала (bábka nádvaje kazala)
  • ба́бка на́двае казала (bábka nádvaje kazala)
  • ба́бка надвое варажыла (bábka nadvóje varažyla)
  • ба́бка на́двае варажыла (bábka nádvaje varažyla)

Etymology

Literally, “the grandma foretold two things”.

Phrase

ба́бка на́двае сказала • (bábka nádvaje skazala)

  1. (idiomatic) it's a toss-up, it's up in the air, your guess is as good as mine, it's on the fence (a given situation may shake out two different ways)
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