not have the faintest
not have the faintest verb: to not know; to have no idea.
Verb
not have the faintest
- To not know; to have no idea.
- Soon everything is in its appointed place except for Becky. And Becky does not have the faintest where that is.1992, Maureen Freely, The Stork Club, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 273
- For the most part we do not have the faintest who asylum-seekers really are.2003 January 19, “Terrorist 'sleepers' slip intelligence net”, in The Independent
Origin of not have the faintest
Ellipsis of "not have the faintest idea/clue/notion/understanding/concept/inkling".
Questions about not have the faintest
- What does not have the faintest mean?
- Not have the faintest means to not know; to have no idea.
- What part of speech is not have the faintest?
- Not have the faintest is a verb.
Words near not have the faintest in the dictionary
- not have a leg to stand on
- not have a pot to piss in
- not have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of
- not have a prayer
- not have both oars in the water
- not have the faintest
- not have the faintest idea
- not have the first idea
- not here for a haircut
- not here to fuck spiders
- not hit a cow's arse with a banjo
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