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A ballpark guess
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Length 9 min
Level B2
Accent American
Chapters 8
Learn how to use the idiom a ballpark guess to give helpful rough numbers in everyday conversations and business planning.
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Mark Can you give me a ballpark guess for how much this project will cost?
Guide Welcome, everyone. Today we will learn the idiom a ballpark guess.
Guide A ballpark guess means an estimate that is not completely exact.
Guide You use this phrase when you need a rough number.
Guide You share a quick calculation before you know the facts.
Guide This phrase is very common in business and daily conversation.
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