that's the idea

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But that’s the idea of argument that I like, where you’re actually convincing someone of something, or you are adapting your own ideas to someone else’s.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

"You use the time, distance and the magnitude of event pairs, and try to find the link between two events -- that's the idea," Chen said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

And that's the idea of the film, as well.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2023

Yes, that’s the idea — until shadows from the past jolt Adonis, leading him inevitably back to the ring.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

"Of course not; you're only in a hurry to get to the picnic; that's the idea."

From Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway by Optic, Oliver