- not my idea of
- not my idea of (informal)The opposite of my (or the accepted and familiar) conception of• • •Main Entry: ↑idea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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not my idea of fun — mainly spoken phrase used for saying that you do not enjoy an activity that someone else thinks is enjoyable Kicking a football up and down a muddy pitch isn’t my idea of fun. Thesaurus: not pleasant and enjoyablesynonym Main entry: fun … Useful english dictionary
not my idea of fun — mainly spoken used for saying that you do not enjoy an activity that someone else thinks is enjoyable Kicking a football up and down a muddy pitch isn t my idea of fun … English dictionary
Idea — • The word was originally Greek, but passed without change into Latin. It seems first to have meant form, shape, or appearance, whence, by an easy transition, it acquired the connotation of nature, or kind Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… … Catholic encyclopedia
idea — is followed by of + noun (or verbal noun) when the meaning is ‘notion, concept’ (It s not my idea of having a good time) and by a to infinitive when after a construction with the verb be (The idea is to get the ball in the hole) … Modern English usage
Idea — Plato, one of the first philosophers to discuss ideas in detail. For other uses, see Idea (disambiguation). In the most narrow sense, an idea is just whatever is before the mind when one thinks. Very often, ideas are construed as representational … Wikipedia
idea — i|dea W1S1 [aıˈdıə] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(plan/suggestion)¦ 2¦(knowledge)¦ 3¦(aim/intention)¦ 4¦(how you imagine something to be)¦ 5¦(belief/opinion)¦ 6¦(principle)¦ 7 have an idea (that) 8 get the wrong idea 9 have the right idea … Dictionary of contemporary English
idea — i|de|a [ aı diə ] noun *** 1. ) count a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something: What a brilliant idea! idea for: an idea for a new TV show have an idea: Then I had an idea: We could stay with Mark. get an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
idea — noun 1 PLAN/SUGGESTION (C) a plan or suggestion for a possible course of action, especially one that you think of suddenly (+ for): What gave you the idea for the book? (+ of): What do you think about John s idea of recruiting two new people? |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
idea */*/*/ — UK [aɪˈdɪə] / US [aɪˈdɪə] noun Word forms idea : singular idea plural ideas Metaphor: An idea or theory is like a building or structure. Developing an idea is like building something, and destroying an idea is like destroying a building. Their… … English dictionary
idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ … Collocations dictionary
