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Meaning of "not to have a clue" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NOT TO HAVE A CLUE

not to have a clue


WHAT DOES NOT TO HAVE A CLUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of not to have a clue in the English dictionary

The definition of not to have a clue in the dictionary is to be completely baffled. Other definition of not to have a clue is to be completely ignorant or incompetent.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOT TO HAVE A CLUE

not so dusty · not spare oneself · not take a feather out of someone · not take kindly to · not take no for an answer · not that · not the faintest · not the foggiest · not the full quid · not to go nap on · not to mention something · not to put too fine a point on it · not to say · not to worry · not touch with a bargepole · not true · not turn a hair · not up to much · not with you · not within an ass´s roar of

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOT TO HAVE A CLUE

a bolt from the blue · baby-blue · blue · boys in blue · clue · face value · flue · glue · market value · navy blue · navy-blue · out of the blue · royal blue · royal-blue · sky blue · sky-blue · store of value · true blue · true-blue · value

Synonyms and antonyms of not to have a clue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «not to have a clue» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF NOT TO HAVE A CLUE

Find out the translation of not to have a clue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of not to have a clue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «not to have a clue» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

不要有一个线索
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

no tienen ni idea
570 millions of speakers
en

English

not to have a clue
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कोई सुराग नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ليس لديهم أدنى فكرة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

не имеют понятия,
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

não ter uma pista
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

একটি সূত্র আছে না
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

de ne pas avoir la moindre idée
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak mempunyai petunjuk
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

nicht einen Anhaltspunkt haben
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

手掛かりを持っていないように
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

단서를 가지고 있지
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ora duwe pitunjuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có một đầu mối
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு துப்பு இல்லை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

एक सुगावा असणे नाही
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Bir ipucu yok
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

non avere un indizio
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

nie mają pojęcia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

не мають поняття ,
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

nu pentru a avea un indiciu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να μην έχουν ιδέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie ´n idee te hê
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inte har en aning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ikke å ha en anelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of not to have a clue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT TO HAVE A CLUE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about not to have a clue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT TO HAVE A CLUE»

Discover the use of not to have a clue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to not to have a clue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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 ...
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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 ...
‎2005
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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.
Hans Schemann, 2013
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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 ...
Walter B. Shurden, 2005
7
Chambers Idioms
... 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 ...
Carl E. Braaten, 2010
9
Alpha in Hiding
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 ...
Lea Barrymire, 2012
10
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  ...
Margret Beran, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT TO HAVE A CLUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term not to have a clue is used in the context of the following news items.
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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»
2
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»
3
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»
4
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»
5
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»
6
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»
7
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»
8
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»
9
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»
10
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»
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