get a/the bright idea
get a/the bright idea
To have a unique or shrewd thought. This phrase is often used in the negative or sarcastically to show the speaker's disapproval with a particular idea. If anyone miraculously gets a bright idea about how to handle this difficult client, please let me know ASAP. A: "Why is half of the room blue and the other half beige?" B: "Because I got the bright idea to paint it a few weeks ago and then got swamped with work." Of course his car is gone—he got the bright idea to park in a tow-away zone!
See also: bright, get, idea
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a bright idea
- bright idea
- this ought to be good
- this should be good
- (one) will be lucky
- (one) would be lucky
- barrel of fun
- (one) should be so lucky
- (Is) that everything?
- aforethought