The very idea!
the (very) idea!
An exclamation of shocked disapproval regarding something someone said or did. They thought I would just go along with their plan to cut my pay while taking on more responsibility. The idea! The very idea—how dare you suggest something so horrible!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
The very idea!
I do not approve!; That is outrageous! Resignation? The very idea! The very idea! Absolutely not!
See also: very
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- gotcha
- hoo-rah
- viola
- voilà
- manual