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Definition the very idea in British English

the very idea phrase

phrase
1

used for emphasizing that you are shocked about something or that it should not be done

Example

You can't stay out until one in the morning - the very idea!

Synonyms and related words
funnily enough you don’t say heavens above
Definition the very idea in British English