not have the faintest idea

not have the faintest idea

To have no knowledge or understanding about something. I do not have the faintest idea where I left my car keys. He does not have the faintest idea how hard it is to run a business.
See also: faint, have, idea, not
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • not have the foggiest idea
  • not have the faintest
  • not have the faintest (notion)
  • put (something) in (one's) head
  • put (something) into (one's) head
  • put in head
  • put something into someone's head
  • bring (something) down to (one's) level
  • bring down to
  • bounce an idea off (of) (one)
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