Blend: "don't have the first clue about..."

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

For those interested in syntactic blends, here's one I just noticed:
"Unfortunately, too many people in this business think they're professionals when they don't have the first clue about the trade."
http://www.doityourself.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-204743.html
      The blend "don't have the first clue about" derives from ""don't have a clue about" and "don't know the first thing about."
Gerald Cohen

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