terrible idea

collocation in English

meaningsofterribleandidea

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terrible
adjective
uk
/ˈter.ə.bəl/us
/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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idea
noun
uk
/aɪˈdɪə/us
/aɪˈdiː.ə/
a suggestion or plan for ...
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(Definition ofterribleandideafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofterrible idea

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They said that we were trying to privatise pensions and abolish state pensions and that that was aterribleidea.
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It is not such aterribleideato contemplate.
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Why is it suddenly such aterribleidea?
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Forgoing origin marking is, sadly, only the latestterribleidea.
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It is aterribleidea.
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Well, it was aterribleidea.
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It was always aterribleidea.
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Handler thought it was aterribleideaat first, but met with the publishers to discuss the book.
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I think it's aterribleidea.
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It was aterribleidea.
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I thought it was aterribleidea.
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This decision received negative views because some people thought it was a good idea but generally in the beginning everyone thought it was aterribleidea.
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They do not contain the terrible ideas that have been described.
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The public are being fed with terrible ideas.
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