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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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, corporate leaders —who are, as a whole, thrilled by the opportunities—have no idea how negatively their employees are feeling.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
But most of the hundred million-plus tuning in have no idea who Milton Williams is.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Some families, in the more rural parts of an already rural state, have no idea how long the wait will be for their power to return.
—Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, corporate leaders —who are, as a whole, thrilled by the opportunities—have no idea how negatively their employees are feeling.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
But most of the hundred million-plus tuning in have no idea who Milton Williams is.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Some families, in the more rural parts of an already rural state, have no idea how long the wait will be for their power to return.
—Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
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 Feb. 2026.
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