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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Bottazzi said nine out of 10 people have no idea how to defend themselves.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
The way the story is told, much of the comedy depends on audiences being privy to the weird creature’s extraterrestrial backstory, while Lilo and the other human characters have no idea of Stitch’s full destructive potential.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025
These guys have no idea what made millions of people stand in lines for hours, give Trump standing ovations, and hold their hand over their hearts and cry.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Related article The White House billionaires have no idea how Americans live (and don’t seem to care)
On Fox Tuesday, Bessent took the point further.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 21 May 2025
The way the story is told, much of the comedy depends on audiences being privy to the weird creature’s extraterrestrial backstory, while Lilo and the other human characters have no idea of Stitch’s full destructive potential.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025
These guys have no idea what made millions of people stand in lines for hours, give Trump standing ovations, and hold their hand over their hearts and cry.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Related article The White House billionaires have no idea how Americans live (and don’t seem to care)
On Fox Tuesday, Bessent took the point further.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for have no idea
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“Have no idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20no%20idea. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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