انجمن علمی زبان دانشگاه آزاد یزد

Idea

Verb + idea

He is a good speaker. He has that rare ability to get across complex ideas in the kind of language everybody can understand.

We`ve been considering the idea of moving to a smaller flat that the children have left home. We`ve actually been toying with the idea for a year or so.

The committee needs to come up with some ideas for raising funds for the new church.

She`s always rejected the idea of getting married.

I think my proposal would help improve the company, but I`m having a lot of trouble selling the idea to my boss.

She`ll never go along with the idea,so it`s not worth mentioning it to her.

Liking and disliking ideas

I want to become a racing driver but my father is dead against the idea. [dislike]

She has an open mind and she is always receptive to new ideas. [like]

In the UK there is a lot of resistance to the idea of a common currency. [dislike] Many people remained bitterly opposed to this idea. [dislike]

I`m not wild about the idea of going to boarding school, but I have no choice in the matter. [dislike]

In the whole I`m in favor of the idea. [like]

We are also sold on the idea. We think it can only improve the quality of the service. [like]

Some of them were extremely hostile to the idea of giving free needles to drug addicts. [dislike]