Do you have any word or expression that emphasize that you wouldn't know something?
Example:

John: How the hell does he know about our affair?
Julia: How would I know that? I don't have a cristal ball!

The example I gave, I've added "cristal ball", but I don't know if you would say this.

Thank you!

Question

Do you have any word or expression that emphasize that you wouldn't know something?
Example:

John: How the hell does he know about our affair?
Julia: How would I know that? I don't have a cristal ball!

The example I gave, I've added "cristal ball", but I don't know if you would say this.

Thank you!

Answer

Looks fine, except for one issue. It's "crystal ball". A crystal ball would normally be used to tell the future, so I'm not sure I would personally use that phrase in this case, since the actual question is about something happened in the past (how the person found out about the affair). However, the meaning would probably come across about the same.

Although it isn't perfect, I think this is a slightly better way to say what you want to say.

Julia: How would I know that? I can't read his mind!

Answer

I think you're on the right track with "crystal ball". It reminds me of phrases like "I'm not a mind-reader".

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