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not have the faintest idea

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not have the faintest idea

to not know anything at all about something. I didn't have the faintest idea where I was or which way I was going – I simply knew I had to get away. These people don't have the foggiest idea what America's really like.

Usage notes: also used in the forms I have no idea and I haven't the slightest idea

Etymology: perhaps based on (= I do not know) (= I don't know anything at all about something)

See also: faint, idea

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