Phrase guide

have the foggiest

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To know, understand or have a clue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • I'm sorry, I haven't the foggiest. You should ask someone else.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَيْسَ لَدَي أَدْنَى فِكْرَة (laysa laday ʔadnā fikra) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Arabic: معنديش فكرة خالص (maʕandīš fikra ḵāliṣ) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Arabic: ما عنديش فكرة (mā ʕindīš fikra) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Armenian: գաղափար չունեմ (gaġapʻar čʻunem) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我一點都不知道 /我一点都不知道 (wǒ yīdiǎn dōu bù zhīdào) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我沒有一點頭緒 /我没有一点头绪 (wǒ méiyǒu yīdiǎn tóuxù) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Czech: nemít nejmenší tušení — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Danish: jeg har ingen anelse — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Danish: det ved jeg da ikke noget om — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Dutch: geen flauw idee hebben — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Finnish: minulla ei ole harmainta aavistustakaan — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • French: ne pas avoir la moindre idée — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • German: keinen blassen Schimmer haben — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Greek: δεν έχω ιδέα (den écho idéa) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Greek: δεν έχω την παραμικρή ιδέα (den écho tin paramikrí idéa) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Hungarian: fogalma sincs — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Hungarian: halványlila gőze sincs — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Icelandic: ekki hafa hugmynd — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Icelandic: ekki hafa græna glóru — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Irish: níl a fhios agam beo — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Italian: non ne ho la più pallida idea — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Japanese: 私は何も分かっていない (watashi wa nani mo wakatte inai) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Japanese: 知るもんか (shiru monka) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Korean: 몰라요 (mollayo) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Polish: nie mam zielonego pojęcia — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Portuguese: não faço a mínima ideia — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Russian: поня́тия не име́ю (ponjátija ne iméju) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Russian: не име́ю ни мале́йшего представле́ния (ne iméju ni maléjševo predstavlénija) — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Serbo-Croatian: nemam blagog pojma — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Slovak: nemám najmenšieho poňatia — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Spanish: no tengo la menor idea — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Spanish: no tengo ni pajolera idea — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Swedish: inte ha den blekaste — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Swedish: inte ha en susning — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know
  • Welsh: dydw i ddim yn gwybod — "I haven't the foggiest": I don't know