Phrase guide

sounds like a plan

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

Examples

  • Let's catch a movie after dinner, what do you say? ― Sounds like a plan.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sounds good

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 好主意 (hǎo zhǔyi) — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Danish: det lyder som en plan — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Finnish: sovittu — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • French: ça roule — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • French: ça roule, ma poule — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • French: ça marche — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • French: d'accord — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • German: klingt vernünftig — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Hungarian: jó ötlet — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Hungarian: benne vagyok — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Polish: brzmi jak plan — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Portuguese: fechado! — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Portuguese: eu concordo! — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Russian: звучит как план — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Russian: похоже на план (poxože na plan) — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Spanish: suena bien — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Spanish: me apunto — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Spanish: parece un buen plan — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Spanish: dale — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something
  • Spanish: vale — used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something