nice idea

noun

: a good idea
It's a nice idea, but I don't think it'll work.

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Boundaries aren't just a nice idea—they're necessary for having healthy relationships built on mutual respect. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 These are light and impressive and a nice idea for serving before the Thanksgiving feast. Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025 Inspiration isn’t just a magic ingredient or a nice idea that makes employees feel good. Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Certifying raw-milk dairies was a nice idea, but maintaining those high standards was so costly that the resulting milk was wildly unaffordable, Dupuis wrote in Milk. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024 To reach that target, the business will need to convince people that is a commercially viable proposition rather than just a nice idea for small groups of friends. David Prosser, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 The formula of seeing one’s parent through a child’s eyes becomes a nice idea that evaporates with the summer heat. Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024 Shooting less is a nice idea from the studio and sometimes on the line. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 May 2024 The Rising Stars game is a nice idea that the league has jammed onto Friday night, before anyone of serious importance arrives in town. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024

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