silly notion

Frequency: 6.07.0 per million words

used to describe an idea that shows a lack of thought or seriousness

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Examples (20)

  • It was a silly notion to think they could finish the project in a day.
  • He dismissed her idea as a silly notion that would never work.
  • He had a silly notion that money would solve all his problems.
  • The silly notion that the Earth was flat was disproven centuries ago.
  • Dismissing it as a silly notion, she didn't give the idea any further thought.
  • Don't entertain the silly notion that you can get rich quick without effort.
  • The child harbored a silly notion that clouds were made of cotton candy.
  • She had a silly notion that if she wore her lucky socks, her team would win.
  • Many people still hold the silly notion that hard work guarantees success without strategy.
  • It's a silly notion to think that you can avoid all responsibility.
  • It's a rather silly notion to assume everyone shares your opinion.
  • He quickly abandoned the silly notion of quitting his job to become a street performer.
  • Despite his age, he sometimes came up with such a silly notion.
  • The children had a silly notion that monsters lived under their beds.
  • That's a silly notion; you can't always get what you want instantly.
  • Let's not get carried away with any silly notion about instant success.
  • The manager laughed at his silly notion of expanding without market research.
  • The scientist debunked the silly notion that the moon was made of cheese.
  • She couldn't shake the silly notion that someone was watching her.
  • She had to explain why her silly notion about talking to plants for growth was not feasible.