not have the faintest idea/notion

idiom

: to not know at all
He didn't have the faintest idea/notion what she was talking about.

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Recent Examples on the Web Harris did not have the faintest idea where to begin. Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022

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“Not have the faintest idea/notion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20have%20the%20faintest%20idea%2Fnotion. Accessed 1 Jun. 2023.

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