hard to say
Il est soit brillant, soit chanceux, difficile à dire.
He's either brilliant or lucky, it's hard to say.
Si j’avais grandi, c’était difficile à dire.
If I’d grown up, it would have been hard to say.
Difficile à dire, c'est un homme très occupé.
Hard to say, he's a very busy man.
— Still Life (2006)
C'est vrai, les affaires de cœur, c'est difficile à dire !
It’s true, matters of the heart are hard to put into words!
— Insaisissables 2 (2016)
Quant à ce que pensait alors l'inspecteur de police ce serait difficile à dire.
As for what the police inspector was thinking at the time, that would be hard to say.