have other ideas
idiom
: to disagree
I thought we could handle this ourselves, but my boss had other ideas.
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Democrats have other ideas, warning that the additional costs to businesses will simply be passed along to consumers.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Republicans in Congress have other ideas, via David Lightman
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Stephen Hobbs is an enterprise reporter for The Sacramento Bee.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and the Warriors have other ideas.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Tim Cook and his team have other ideas, and this iPhone SE comes with more risk than any of the previous smartphones.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Republicans in Congress have other ideas, via David Lightman
The Sacramento Bee
916-321-1692
Stephen Hobbs is an enterprise reporter for The Sacramento Bee.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and the Warriors have other ideas.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Tim Cook and his team have other ideas, and this iPhone SE comes with more risk than any of the previous smartphones.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Have other ideas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20other%20ideas. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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