the foggiest inkling

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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a month of Sundays
  • anytime soon
  • have it both ways
  • bag
  • (one's) bag
  • cut out to be
  • cut out to be (something)
  • mean (something) by (something)
  • mean by