crazy idea
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcrazyandidea
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crazy
adjective
uk/ˈkreɪ.zi/us/ˈkreɪ.zi/
stupid or ...
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idea
noun
uk/aɪˈdɪə/us/aɪˈdiː.ə/
a suggestion or plan for ...
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(Definition ofcrazyandideafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcrazy idea
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Seldom can acrazyideahave become the forerunner of so much sense.
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It was acrazyidea, of course, because they would never be played as a set of three, but that was the plan.
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However, it will be in the interests of the public if we stop thiscrazyidea.
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It is about time that we stopped thiscrazyideaof supporting sport in such a niggardly and parsimonious way.
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I have never in my wildest dreams had thatcrazyidea.
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Anothercrazyidearelates to throughput.
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If that is so, it seems to me to be a perfectlycrazyidea.
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So there may be substance behind this completelycrazyidea.
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We should get rid of thecrazyideaof opening shops when people are at work and closing them when they are not.
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Yes, you could use rat poison, but to stop dogs hunting for rats seems to be acrazyidea.
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I think that is acrazyidea.
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We have got to cease thiscrazyideathat the nationalised industries, in inverted commas, must always provide a profit.
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We all shout hooray and say that that is very welcome—but it was acrazyideafrom the beginning.
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I think it is acrazyidea.
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That must be acrazyidea.
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To me, as a very ordinary man, it is acrazyidea.
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First, in the most incorrigible, sad and old-fashioned belief, it is determined to return to the rating system based on 1973 values, a trulycrazyidea.
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That was acrazyidea.
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They waited for an explanation from the trustees but none was forthcoming—only complete and utter silence—until slowly the public realised that the board was serious in thiscrazyidea.
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The theatre also organises so called one-time actions, in which the success or failure of a somewhatcrazyideais tested.
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