clue, not have a

clue, not have a
 1. Have no idea.
 2. Also comprehensively dismissive expression.
   ♣ He hasn't a clue, He is totally incompetent

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  • not have a clue — (not) have a clue informal to have no knowledge of or no information about something. How much do houses cost in Yorkshire? I haven t got a clue. Internet researchers in the 1980s didn t have a clue about the exciting online landscapes of the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not have a clue — ► not have a clue informal be bewildered, incompetent, or ignorant. Main Entry: ↑clue …   English terms dictionary

  • not have a clue — informal you expect me to explain her motives, but I do not have a clue Syn: have no idea, be ignorant, not have an inkling; be baffled, be mystified, be at a loss; informal be clueless, not have the faintest/foggiest/slightest idea …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • not have a clue — (informal) HAVE NO IDEA, be ignorant, not have an inkling; be baffled, be mystified, be at a loss; informal be clueless, not have the faintest. → clue …   Useful english dictionary

  • not have a clue — informal 1) to not know or understand something Do you know where St Paul Street is? I m sorry, I don t have a clue. I haven t got a clue what you re talking about. 2) to be extremely stupid or extremely bad at doing something They don t have a… …   English dictionary

  • not have a clue — to have no knowledge or information about something. The guy doesn t have a clue what forestry is all about. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have a clue: Before most doctors have a clue about what a new drug can do, it s being sold to the …   New idioms dictionary

  • not have a clue —    If you don t have a clue about something, you don t know anything about it.     My wife s grandmother s maiden name? I don t have a clue! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • clue — 1 noun (C) 1 an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime or mystery: He didn t know who had sent the letter, and the envelope provided no clue. (+ to/about): We now have a clue to the time at which the murder took place. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • clue — clue1 [ klu ] noun count ** 1. ) an object or fact that someone discovers that helps them solve a crime or mystery: search for/look for/find a clue: Detectives were brought in to help search for clues. clue to/as to/about: Police still have no… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • clue — I UK [kluː] / US [klu] noun [countable] Word forms clue : singular clue plural clues ** 1) a) an object or fact that someone discovers that helps them solve a crime or mystery search for/look for/find a clue: Detectives were brought in to help… …   English dictionary

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