not have the faintest
English
Etymology
Ellipsis of "not have the faintest idea/clue/notion/understanding/concept/inkling".
Verb
not have the faintest
- (informal) To not know; to have no idea.
- 1992, Maureen Freely, The Stork Club, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 273:
- Soon everything is in its appointed place except for Becky. And Becky does not have the faintest where that is.
- 2003 January 19, “Terrorist 'sleepers' slip intelligence net”, in The Independent:
- For the most part we do not have the faintest who asylum-seekers really are.
- 2018, Mathew Backholer, Short-Term Missions, A Christian Guide to STMs: For Leaders, Pastors, ByFaith Media, →ISBN, page 30:
- 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.
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See also
- not have the foggiest
- not have the slightest idea
- not have a clue