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Used with adjectives:
"
That is a great idea."
(great, good, excellent, marvelous, nice, wonderful, brilliant)
"
What an interesting idea!"
(interesting, bright)
"
We need to think of some creative ideas."
(creative, fresh, new, original)
"
That is an absurd idea."
(absurd, bad, ridiculous, stupid)
"
That project started with an ambitious idea."
(ambitious, big, grand)
"
She gave me a basic idea of what she wanted."
(basic, general, rough, vague)
"
The whole idea came from John."
(whole, entire)
Used with verbs:
"
Do you have any ideas of how we can fix the problem?"
(have)
"
He got the idea from his brother."
(got)
"
Let's try to come up with a new idea."
(come up with, think up)
"
You should try to promote your idea."
(promote, push, sell)
"
We all welcome the idea of replacing the old computers at work."
(welcome, like)
"
You should consider the idea of pursuing a new career."
(consider, entertain)
"
Brainstorming is a good way of generating new ideas."
(generating, encouraging)
"
Let's explore new ideas."
(explore, discuss, brainstorm, test, try, try out, talk about, share)
"
We need to implement the new idea."
(implement, apply, support)
"
He accused the company of stealing his idea."
(stealing)
"
Crazy ideas were forming in his mind."
(forming, growing)
"
My idea didn't work out as well as I had hoped."
(work out, work)
"
His great idea led to a successful business."
(led)
"
He expressed his ideas to his boss."
(expressed, introduced, presented, communicated)
"
He rejected her ideas again."
(rejected, dismissed)
Used with prepositions:
"
I have an idea about how to resolve the issue."
(about)
"
Do you have an idea for improving communication in your department?"
(for)
"
He had the idea of starting a new company."
(of)
