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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So a large amount of African American children are in homes with parents that have no idea what to do with their hair and how to manage it.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
Most of us have no idea what our children will need ten years from now.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The hospital coding issue of inpatient versus observation is a growing problem, and those who bear the burden are the beneficiaries who are sleeping in a hospital bed but have no idea they aren't considered inpatients.
—Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler have no idea what that is.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
Most of us have no idea what our children will need ten years from now.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The hospital coding issue of inpatient versus observation is a growing problem, and those who bear the burden are the beneficiaries who are sleeping in a hospital bed but have no idea they aren't considered inpatients.
—Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Ryan Lefebvre and Rex Hudler have no idea what that is.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 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 3 May. 2025.
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