splendid idea

collocation in English

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splendid
adjective
uk
/ˈsplen.dɪd/us
/ˈsplen.dɪd/
excellent, or beautiful ...
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idea
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪə/us
/aɪˈdiː.ə/
a suggestion or plan for ...
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(Definition ofsplendidandideafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He said that it was asplendidideato rob everybody of half the interest to which they were entitled.
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Regarding the curtailment of public spending, this seems to be asplendididea, but then one thinks how it works.
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I think that that is asplendidideaand it should be carefully considered.
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We all thought that was asplendididea.
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The horse race advisory council is asplendididea, but we should endeavour to move forward by voluntary agreement.
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I think that it is because of the sheer difficulty of translating into reality thesplendidideaof shared responsibility.
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I think it is asplendidideato continue working hard on biogas.
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The outstanding car loan was for £500 or £600, and the couple decided that it would be asplendidideato pay it off.
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I have found in practice that it is the mostsplendididea.
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If these are properly run and have access to the people who have the finance and make the decisions, then this is asplendididea.
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I thought what asplendidideaamenity beds were.
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The new short-term service scheme, which is asplendididea, would have been more useful had it been timely.
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I believe that it is asplendididea.
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That would be asplendidideaand could not fail to produce some results.
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Asked about women at sea, the commanders of ships—the captains, the commodores, the admirals and all the top brass—say that it is asplendididea.
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People pour out sympathy and say that it is asplendidideawith great moral virtue—but nothing seems to get done.
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It is asplendididea, and what it has done it has done well, so far.
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Apart from that, it is asplendididea.
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He said that it would be asplendidideaso long as it applied to management as well as to the shop floor.
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I regard the rent allowance scheme as asplendididea.
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