What do you reply when someone says you have no idea?
Michael Gray
Updated on February 08, 2026
When Someone Says I Have No Idea To say they have “no idea” is a way of withholding information. If someone responds with this, let them know that you’re not suggesting they know what happened. You want to know what they think may have happened. Ask them to take a wild guess what may have happened.
What does it mean when someone says no idea?
1 : to not know or understand I have no idea what you’re talking about. 2 —used to reply to someone as an emphatic “yes” “Was it hard?” “You have no idea (how hard it was)!”
What is it called when someone doesn’t directly answer a question?
The term for this is a non-answer. The practice of giving non-answers could be described as evasion, avoidance, dodging the question, etc. A non sequitur is a statement that doesn’t follow logically from the statements/premises that came before it, but in my experience it’s not used to describe non-answers.
How do you respond to a question you don’t want to answer?
How To Successfully Respond To A Question You Really Don’t Want To Answer
- Make Sure You Understand The Question.
- Take Time To Respond.
- Answer Part Of The Question.
- Postpone Your Answer.
- Turn Around the Pronouns.
- Divert The Question.
- Give The Asker Some Control.
- Watch Your Tone.
Is it rude to say you have no idea?
Use with caution. “You have no idea” is safe to use if someone is asking you about a personal flaw. “You get into trouble sometimes, don’t you?” “You have no idea!”
What does it mean when a man says you have no idea?
—used to emphasize an agreement with something just said “Was it hard?” “You have no idea (how hard it was)!”
What is the idiom for no idea?
To be completely unaware of or know no information about something. A: “Is Sally off today?” B: “Oh, I have no idea. Ask Elaine, she’ll know.”
Is it correct to say I’ve no idea?
You can say “I’ve got no idea.”, but “I’ve no idea” is incorrect. “I’ve a good job” must be corrected as either “I’ve got a good job” or “I have a good job”.
Why do narcissists avoid answering questions?
Narcissists don’t answer questions because they like it when you are confused and uncertain. So rather than give you any sort of clarity, they either don’t answer at all, or they only offer very vague answers. Or, in some cases, they’ll say something that is completely out of context.
