Synonym: fancy, notion, opinion, plan, thought. Similar words: side by side, death, deal out, dealer, deadly, deal in, deal with, a big deal. Meaning: [aɪ'dɪə] 
n. 1. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 2. a personal view 3. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth 4. your intention; what you intend to do 5. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.
n. 1. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about 2. a personal view 3. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth 4. your intention; what you intend to do 5. (music) melodic subject of a musical composition. 
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91 It sounded like a good idea, but in practice it didn't work.
92 He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one.
93 You need to flesh out the bones of your idea a bit more.
94 Patricia and I were playing with the idea/possibility of moving to Glasgow.
95 I've had a crafty idea for getting round the regulations.
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96 They had only a vague idea where the place was.
97 We're toying with the idea of going to Peru next year.
98 She found the idea of killing animals for pleasure barbaric.
99 Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, dress, soul and idea.
100 There is undoubtedly a groundswell of support for the idea of a strong central authority.
101 I have no idea why he is hostile to me.
102 By that time I had lost interest in the idea.
103 There's a basic contradiction in the whole idea of paying for justice.
104 Running on a full bladder is not a good idea.
105 He's not sure about the idea at the moment, but I'm sure we'll win him over in the end.
106 McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a movie.
107 The police have been trying to chase up the dead man's sister, but they have no idea where she lives.
108 Papa dismissed the idea with a shake of his head.
109 Susan's idea of freedom was to have variety in her life style.
110 It seemed like a good idea at the time, and then it all went horribly wrong.
111 He was peeved because we didn't ask him what he thought about the idea.
112 To such poor people, the idea of having a choice of food is barely imaginable.
113 We had no idea which hotel would be best, so we just took pot luck with the first one on the list.
114 I've had an idea - why don't we go to the coast?
115 The idea of handing down his knowledge from generation to generation is important to McLean.
116 The idea of equal opportunities was strongly promoted by many Labour MPs.
117 I thought it was quite a good idea,but she pooh-poohed it.
118 If you think I'm going to lend you money, I must disabuse you of te wrong idea.
119 I'm flirting with the idea of taking a year off and travelling round the world.
120 The idea of accepting a bribe is repugnant to me.