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

Guadagnino splices in his smug smile so much that we get sick of it, and maybe that’s the idea: Patrick’s charm is losing its appeal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

"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

“I cannot let them go. I’m too attached. But that’s the idea of the book — to share the treasure. There’s no point to keep it for myself.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

There, that's the idea of life she has!

From Plays by Ostrovsky, Aleksandr Nicolaevich