at a guess

English

Prepositional phrase

(informal) Upon cursory examination; at a glance.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 27:
  The woman opposite him was a mere girl - twenty at a guess.

Translations

at a glance — see at a glance

References

“at a guess”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“at a guess” (US) / “at a guess” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.

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