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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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.
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Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
But the timing seems suspicious, and makes for an odd cover story launch at the paper, mostly because the general audience for a story out of the California Post will likely have no idea who the Safdies are.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Authorities have no idea about his current whereabouts, the case report states.
—Emilie Dorn, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
And most patients likely have no idea their data was ever stolen.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
But the timing seems suspicious, and makes for an odd cover story launch at the paper, mostly because the general audience for a story out of the California Post will likely have no idea who the Safdies are.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
Authorities have no idea about his current whereabouts, the case report states.
—Emilie Dorn, NBC news, 16 Jan. 2026
And most patients likely have no idea their data was ever stolen.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Have no idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20no%20idea. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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