"hard telling, not knowing" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} hard telling, not knowing
  1. (idiomatic, dialectal, New England) I don't know. Tags: New-England, dialectal, idiomatic Synonyms: beats me
    Sense id: en-hard_telling,_not_knowing-en-phrase-gQ18PKaq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New England English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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