Second-guess
I found this sentence long time ago while I was looking up the word "second-guess" in an online dictionary.
" It's not for us to second-guess the court's decision - we'll just have to wait and see. "
Today when I reviewed the sentence, I felt like I didn't understand its meaning very much. Especially there seems to be a word like an adjective that is missing between "not" and "for". Am I right? Or if not, could you explain what "It's not for us..." means?
Best wishes.
Top answer
Hi, you've asked an excellent question. I had never realized how this expression could be confusing for English learners. "It's not for us to second-guess" means that it is not our responsibility, or not our function to second-guess the Court's decision.
- Hi, you've asked an excellent question.
- I had never realized how this expression could be confusing for English learners.
- "It's not for us to second-guess" means that it is not our responsibility, or not our function to second-guess the Court's decision.
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Hi, you've asked an excellent question. I had never realized how this expression could be confusing for English learners.
"It's not for us to second-guess" means that it is not our responsibility, or not our function to second-guess the Court's decision.
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