have a clue

have a clue
To be knowledgeable about a topic or situation.

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  • have a clue — (not) have a clue informal to have no knowledge of or no information about something. How much do houses cost in Yorkshire? I haven t got a clue. Internet researchers in the 1980s didn t have a clue about the exciting online landscapes of the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a clue — know about the answer, know about the topic    I didn t have a clue about the answer to Question 2 …   English idioms

  • have a clue usu. with negative — informal know about something or about how to do something. → cluck over/around …   English new terms dictionary

  • have no clue — have no idea, have no lead, have no indication, have no inkling …   English contemporary dictionary

  • not have a clue — to have no knowledge or information about something. The guy doesn t have a clue what forestry is all about. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have a clue: Before most doctors have a clue about what a new drug can do, it s being sold to the …   New idioms dictionary

  • not have a clue — (not) have a clue informal to have no knowledge of or no information about something. How much do houses cost in Yorkshire? I haven t got a clue. Internet researchers in the 1980s didn t have a clue about the exciting online landscapes of the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not have a clue — informal 1) to not know or understand something Do you know where St Paul Street is? I m sorry, I don t have a clue. I haven t got a clue what you re talking about. 2) to be extremely stupid or extremely bad at doing something They don t have a… …   English dictionary

  • not have a clue —    If you don t have a clue about something, you don t know anything about it.     My wife s grandmother s maiden name? I don t have a clue! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • not have a clue — informal you expect me to explain her motives, but I do not have a clue Syn: have no idea, be ignorant, not have an inkling; be baffled, be mystified, be at a loss; informal be clueless, not have the faintest/foggiest/slightest idea …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • not have a clue — ► not have a clue informal be bewildered, incompetent, or ignorant. Main Entry: ↑clue …   English terms dictionary

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