the idea

Idioms  

1. Also, the very idea. See under what's the idea.

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Example Sentences

“Science,” biologist Richard Dawkins says, “has now achieved an emancipation” from the idea of a “Creator.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

There was more: like the idea that side light is the most human light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

This size difference supports the idea that it was not simply a younger stage of the larger species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Though Margaret admits she is not sure what the solution would be, she supports the idea of a new law which criminalises the sending of messages from inside prisons that cause upset to victims' families.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Part of the audience took the idea of talking to the dead seriously, others must have come to whisper about the reputations of the two Fox sisters.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock