foggy
(one) hasn't the foggiest
To have no knowledge or understanding whatsoever about something. I'm trying to find my car keys, but I just haven't the foggiest where they could be. A: "Did you have any idea what would happen?" B: "I hadn't the foggiest, I swear!"
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not have the foggiest
To have no knowledge or understanding whatsoever about something. He doesn't have the foggiest how hard it is to run a business. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I don't have the foggiest. Sorry."
See also: foggy, have, not
not have the foggiest idea
To have no knowledge or understanding about something. He does not have the foggiest idea how hard it is to run a business. I do not have the foggiest idea where I left my car keys.
See also: foggy, have, idea, not
not have the foggiest notion
To have no knowledge or understanding about something. He doesn't have the foggiest notion how hard it is to run a business. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I don't have the foggiest notion. Sorry."
See also: foggy, have, not, notion
the foggiest
A basic, vague, or rudimentary knowledge or understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I haven't the foggiest. Sorry." Do you have the foggiest how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I could only pretend to have the foggiest what the woman was talking about.
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the foggiest (idea)
Knowledge or understanding of something. Typically used in the negative to show that one does not know something. He does not have the foggiest idea how hard it is to run a business. Where are your keys? I haven't the foggiest.
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the foggiest inkling
A basic, vague, or rudimentary knowledge or understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I haven't the foggiest inkling. Sorry." Do you have the foggiest inkling how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I didn't have the foggiest inkling what the woman was talking about.
See also: foggy, inkling
the foggiest notion
A basic, vague, or rudimentary knowledge or understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. A: "Do you know where the car keys are?" B: "I haven't the foggiest notion. Sorry." Do you have the foggiest notion how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I could only pretend to have the foggiest notion what the woman was talking about.
See also: foggy, notion
the foggiest understanding
A basic, vague, or rudimentary understanding (about something). Often used in negative constructions. Do you have the foggiest understanding of how much this mistake is going to cost the company? Even though I could speak a little Japanese, I didn't have the foggiest understanding what the woman was talking about.
See also: foggy, understanding
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
foggiest (idea)
Fig. (even) a hazy idea. (Usually in the negative.) I'm sorry I don't know. I haven't the foggiest. I don't have the foggiest idea of how to do this.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
not have the foggiest idea
ornot have the foggiest
INFORMALCOMMON If you do not have the foggiest idea or do not have the foggiest, you do not know anything at all about something. I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant. `How often does it need to be changed?' — `Haven't the foggiest.'
See also: foggy, have, idea, not
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
not have the foggiest (idea or notion)
have no idea at all. informal, chiefly BritishSee also: foggy, have, not
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
not have the ˈfaintest/ˈfoggiest (idea)
(British English, informal) have no idea at all about something; not know anything at all: I haven’t got the faintest idea what to buy Roger for his birthday. ‘Where are we?’ ‘I’m afraid I haven’t the foggiest.’See also: faint, foggy, have, not
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
the foggiest (idea)
n. (even) a hazy idea. (Usually in the negative.) I’m sorry I don’t know. I haven’t the foggiest.
See also: foggy, idea
the foggiest
verbSee the foggiest idea
See also: foggy
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- hadn
- (one) hasn't the foggiest
- not have the faintest/foggiest
- not have the foggiest
- not have the foggiest notion
- the foggiest idea
- foggiest
- not have the foggiest idea
- the foggiest understanding
- for the life of me