have no idea
idiom
1
: to not know or understand
I have no idea what you're talking about.
2
—used to reply to someone as an emphatic "yes"
"Was it hard?" "You have no idea (how hard it was)!"
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Forget Amsterdam — many visitors to London have no idea the city is home to its own enviable collection of canals.
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Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Most of the population has never seen a baseball field, and many here have no idea the game is played within their borders.
—Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Honestly, the vast majority of voters have no idea what committees exist in Congress, much less who the ranking minority leader is.
—Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Trump victory reveals Americans are not as divided MSNBC, CNN hit new ratings low; networks have no idea how to handle Trump win
On SNL, Chris Rock MOCKS Luigi Mangione's FAN CLUB, Biden's Pardon of Hunter
Joe Biden’s worst pardon yet!?
—The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Most of the population has never seen a baseball field, and many here have no idea the game is played within their borders.
—Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Honestly, the vast majority of voters have no idea what committees exist in Congress, much less who the ranking minority leader is.
—Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Trump victory reveals Americans are not as divided MSNBC, CNN hit new ratings low; networks have no idea how to handle Trump win
On SNL, Chris Rock MOCKS Luigi Mangione's FAN CLUB, Biden's Pardon of Hunter
Joe Biden’s worst pardon yet!?
—The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Have no idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20no%20idea. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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