not have the faintest

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To not know; to have no idea.

Examples

“Soon everything is in its appointed place ⟳ except for Becky. And Becky does not have ⟳ the faintest where that is.”

“For the most part we do not have ⟳ the faintest who asylum-seekers really are.”

“You may have ⟳ heard the call ⟳ to go on your short-term mission (STM), but you also need ⟳ to be in the right place ⟳ at the right time. Like ⟳ Isaiah, you may be able to say ⟳, "Here I am! Send ⟳ me" (Isaiah 6:8) – but may not have ⟳ the faintest where to go, with whom, or know ⟳ the duration of the STM.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

not have the faintest idea not have the first idea not hit a cow's arse with a banjo not know what hit one not know what one is missing not know whether one is coming or going

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