TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT TO HAVE A CLUE»
The term «not to have a clue» is quite widely used and occupies the
50.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT TO HAVE A CLUE»
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement
to the ...
Mathematik/... ♢ Platte: auf der Platte stehen • Schimmer: keinen/(blassen)/( nicht
den leisesten) Schimmer haben (von etw.) • unbeleckt: von etw. (völlig) unbeleckt
sein not to have a clue what is going on langgeht: nicht/... wissen/sehen/..., wo's ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
'clueless adj (tn/) (of a person) stupid: He's a clueless idiot!'. He's quite clueless
about art. clue up on ft fus ( in/: usu in passive) to make or become well-informed
on (a subject): She's really clued up on politics. not to have a clue (inf) to be ...
3
Language @t work: language learning, discourse and ...
She particularly focused on the expression 'not to have a clue', that had the
semantic content of 'not understanding': 'Not to have a clue' exploits a similar
cognitive domain in both English and Finnish: the domain of detective work, as
the ...
4
German/English Dictionary of Idioms
Im allgemeinen ist er ein Strohkopf, aber von Autos versteht er ziemlich viel.
keine blasse/nicht die leiseste/mindeste Ahnung haben (von etw.) ' 1. 2. not to
have the faintest/slightest/foggiest].~. idea about s. th., not to have a clue about s.
th. 1.
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
He doesn't like us either. clue be clued up on (something) (si) to be well-informed
or knowledgeable about (something): She's really clued up on the technical side
of her job. not to have a clue (inf) to be ignorant (about something); not to have ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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Not an Easy Journey: Some Transitions in Baptist Life
... that phrase — "The Southern Baptist Church" — has appeared with increasing
regularity in letters to editors by Baptists who should know better and by secular
religion writers who seem not to have a clue about Baptist ecclesi- ology above ...
... to be well-informed or knowledgeable about (something): She's really clued up
on the technical side of her job. not to have a clue (inf) to be ignorant (about
something); not to have any knowledge (about something): 'How does that work?
8
Because of Christ: Memoirs of
a Lutheran Theologian
Some who belong to other churches may surely share that type of experience,
and many who belong to Lutheran churches seem not to have a clue as to the
content and meaning of the Lutheran Confessions. Many of the great leaders of
the ...
Not to have a clue whether the person was a shifter or just a human. She relied
on her senses too much not to have them. Without her senses she would be lost.
She studied him and caught a whiff of unease. She looked away, giving him a ...
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2000 Redewendungen Deutsch–Englisch
Dunst - keinen blassen Dunst haben not to have the faintest (idea) (coll), not to
have the foggiest (idea) (coll), not to have a clue (coll), I haven 't got the faintest
idea how they propose to put this project through. durch - durch und durch (völlig
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT TO HAVE A CLUE»
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not to have a clue is used in the context of the following news items.
Michael Gove could be a great Minister of Justice - but only if he …
... stinkingly absurd policy as the MoJ's decision to give the court interpreting contract to a tiny company that turned out not to have a clue how to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Yankees' Michael Pineda having trouble with slider, remains …
He admitted he didn't have his good slider, but claimed not to have a clue as to why. “There was nothing different,” he said. “I feel very strong ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
Robert Reich: Texas: A state of disaster
Yet Texans have elected people who seem not to have a clue. Indeed, Texas has done more in recent years to institutionalize irrationality than ... «St. Augustine Record, Jun 15»
Texas — institutionalized irrationality
Yet Texans have elected people who seem not to have a clue. Indeed, Texas has done more in recent years to institutionalize irrationality than ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jun 15»
Why Federal Disaster Relief Money Poses a Bit of Awkwardness for …
Yet Texans have elected people who seem not to have a clue. Indeed, Texas has done more in recent years to institutionalize irrationality than ... «Truthdig, Jun 15»
State of Disaster
Yet Texans have elected people who seem not to have a clue. Indeed, Texas has done more in recent years to institutionalize irrationality than ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
The Real Food Pyramids That Define The Way We Eat
We were still developing our moral compass when we stole our roomate's food and pretended not to have a clue when later questioned. «HungryForever, May 15»
Queensland Reds to defy fans and reappoint Richard Graham
But it's the long patches when the Reds seem not to have a clue and look to be playing ad hoc rugby that give rise to most concern. They're the ... «The Australian, May 15»
Why Boycotts Rock
And yet, they seem not to have a clue. How could they and still “demand” that Iran recognize Israel before the United States reaches ... «CounterPunch, Apr 15»
Sikh Manifesto causing a stir in India as well as the UK
... Singh Dhaliwal and even Lord Indarjit Singh who should know much better, appear not to have a clue what is happening in the real world. «SikhSiyasat.Net, Mar 15»