ridiculous notion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofridiculousandnotion
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ridiculous
adjective
uk/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/us/rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/
stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be ...
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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(Definition ofridiculousandnotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thatridiculousnotionhas caused much of the upset.
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It would be difficult to find a more bizarre andridiculousnotion.
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It is aridiculousnotionto suggest that the arts should be kept out of politics.
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There was theridiculousnotionthat we should get rid of pay beds.
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I do not subscribe to theridiculousnotionthat the long recess is a long holiday, because clearly it is not.
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It is a perfectlyridiculousnotion.
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Will he please meet a small delegation led by me as soon as possible so that that preposterous andridiculousnotioncan be put to rest at last?
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That is clearly aridiculousnotion.
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That makes it even more urgent for us to improve our performance and get away from theridiculousnotion that competitiveness depends purely on wage costs.
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If such ridiculous notions exist anywhere, we have not seen them.
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