Английский словарь американских идиом - crystal ball
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Crystal ball
crystal ball
{n.} A ball, usually made of quartz crystal (glass) that is used by fortune-tellers. * /The fortune-teller at the fair looked into her crystal ball and told me that I would take a long trip next year./ 2. Any means of predicting the future. * /My crystal ball tells me you'll be making the honor roll./
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1.
~ n a glass ball that you can look into to magically see what is going to happen in the future ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
(crystal balls) If you say that someone, especially an expert, looks into a crystal ball, you mean that they are trying to predict the future. Crystal balls are traditionally used by fortune-tellers. Local economists have looked into their crystal balls and seen something rather nasty... N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
noun Date: 1848 1. a sphere especially of quartz crystal traditionally used by fortune-tellers 2. a means or method of predicting future events ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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