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101fool notion — Synonyms and related words: absurd idea, boutade, brainstorm, capriccio, caprice, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, fad, fancy, fantastic notion, fantasy, flimflam, freak, freakish inspiration, harebrained idea, humor, kink, maggot,… …
102take\ a\ notion — • take (it) into one s head • take a notion informal v. phr. To get a sudden idea; decide without thinking. The boy suddenly took it into his head to leave school and get a job. Grandmother keeps a bag packed so that she can go visiting whenever… …
103formative notion — index concept Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
104general notion — index impression Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
105misleading notion — index fallacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
106preconceived notion — index inequity, prejudice (preconcep tion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
107half\ a\ notion — • half a mind • half a notion n. phr. informal A wish or plan that you have not yet decided to act on; a thought of possibly doing something. Used after have or with and before to and an infinitive. I have half a mind to stop studying and walk… …
108not have the foggiest (idea or notion) informal, — not have the foggiest (idea or notion) informal, chiefly Brit. have no idea at all. → foggy …
109not have the foggiest notion — (not) have the foggiest (idea/notion) informal to not know the answer to a question. Do you know where Kate s gone? I haven t the foggiest. The photocopier s broken down again, and nobody has the foggiest idea how to fix it. (often + question… …
110have the foggiest notion — (not) have the foggiest (idea/notion) informal to not know the answer to a question. Do you know where Kate s gone? I haven t the foggiest. The photocopier s broken down again, and nobody has the foggiest idea how to fix it. (often + question… …