have the foggiest

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To know, understand or have a clue.

informal, usually

Equivalents

Españolno tengo la menor idea no tengo ni pajolera idea

Françaisne pas avoir la moindre idée

Deutschkeinen blassen Schimmer haben

10 more languages

العربيةلَيْسَ لَدَي أَدْنَى فِكْرَة

Češtinanemít nejmenší tušení

Italianonon ne ho la più pallida idea

日本語知るもんか私は何も分かっていない

한국어몰라요

Nederlandsgeen flauw idee hebben

Polskimieć zielone pojęcie

Portuguêsnão faço a mínima ideia

Русскийне име́ю ни мале́йшего представле́ния поня́тия не име́ю

Svenskainte ha den blekaste inte ha en susning

Examples

“I'm sorry, I haven't the foggiest. You should ask ⟳ someone else.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

have the heart have the hots for have the last laugh have the laugh on one's side have the law of have the painters in

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