meaning of "There is no guessing"

rich7 · Sun Dec 05, 2004 6:55 am *meaning of "There is no guessing"*

Test No. incompl/elem-30 "Responses (3)", question 7

Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.'
Jane: '.........'

(a) There's no finding.
(b) There's no knowing.
(c) There's no guessing.
(d) There's no seeing.

Test No. incompl/elem-30 "Responses (3)", answer 7

Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.'
Jane: 'There's no knowing.'

Correct answer: (b) There's no knowing.

Your answer was: incorrect
Mike: 'I wonder what she'll get up to next.'
Jane: 'There's no guessing.'
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can you explain both expressions?

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rich7

yo · Sun Dec 05, 2004 7:07 am *There is no guessing*

Both basically are the same thing, you don't know or can't guess what she will do.

rich7 · Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:03 am *Thanks*

what she will get up to? could explain this meaning?

thanks....
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yo · Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:44 am *There is no guessing*

hmm well i dont think i have ever heard that phrase before but i have heard," what do you think she well be up to" meaning what do you think she will be doing. get has to be replaced with be, then it makes sense

rich7 · Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:46 am *Good*

well here's a job for mr. torsten, think so? Laughing

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Torsten · Tue Dec 07, 2004 9:50 am *Get up to*

Well, actually this is also a question for Alan because he our expert when it comes to using phrasal verbs one of which is get up to.

If you talk about what someone gets up to, you are referring to what they do, especially when it is something you do not approve of.
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Snoopy_Blah_Blah · Wed May 23, 2007 0:18 am *There is no guessing*

'I wonder what she'll get up to next

Is it an idiom? I understand the meaning, but I've never encountered an expression like that. Is is British or American English?
Why not "I wonder what she'll be up to next"? Or both are applicable?
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seanmen · Sun May 27, 2007 13:37 pm *There is no guessing*

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