bright idea
Flash of insight
A bright idea is a clever thought or plan, but the phrase is almost always sarcastic or dismissive: Whose bright idea was it to leave the map at home?
The literal sense—a genuinely good idea—exists but sounds old-fashioned.
When someone asks Got any bright ideas? , they're usually frustrated, not hopeful.
- lightbulbElectric illumination source
- light bulb momentSudden moment of realization
- eurekaDiscovery triumph cry
- flashBrief burst of light
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
genius · spark · brainstorm · think tank · aha · aha moment · clever · brilliant · epiphany · sudden realization · stroke · insight · innovation · creative · creative thinking · solution · moment · sudden
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
outcome/wisdom
bright idearecipe for disaster
blunder · folly · fool's errand · lost cause · train wreck
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