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)!"
Examples of have no idea in a Sentence
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Indeed, 28% of recent homebuyers have no idea how much their agent made, and 17% don’t know how the amount was determined, according to a Redfin report released Thursday.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Some associations suffer from poor member participation because members have no idea what their board is doing.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
The bustling crowd of eager eaters, many of whom likely have no idea this bracket exists, should reassure you that Workingman’s Friend will be just fine.
—The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
This isn’t my usual beat, so for regular readers who may have no idea what’s going on: Last week, Beyoncé, the world’s biggest entertainer, dealt a devastating blow to plans on Earth by releasing her very first country album.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
There are entire generations that have no idea that Steve Martin was a stand-up comedian.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
The businesses claim the data-sharing is consensual, but most drivers have no idea what's happening.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
The film seems to have no idea that an editor at a publishing house would already have been working on the cover directly with the designer.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
For much of the last decade, the CW network existed largely to to sell shows like Arrow, Riverdale, and All-American to Netflix, many of them becoming beloved by younger viewers who have no idea what a broadcast network even is.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Some associations suffer from poor member participation because members have no idea what their board is doing.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
The bustling crowd of eager eaters, many of whom likely have no idea this bracket exists, should reassure you that Workingman’s Friend will be just fine.
—The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
This isn’t my usual beat, so for regular readers who may have no idea what’s going on: Last week, Beyoncé, the world’s biggest entertainer, dealt a devastating blow to plans on Earth by releasing her very first country album.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
There are entire generations that have no idea that Steve Martin was a stand-up comedian.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
The businesses claim the data-sharing is consensual, but most drivers have no idea what's happening.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
The film seems to have no idea that an editor at a publishing house would already have been working on the cover directly with the designer.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2024
For much of the last decade, the CW network existed largely to to sell shows like Arrow, Riverdale, and All-American to Netflix, many of them becoming beloved by younger viewers who have no idea what a broadcast network even is.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
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