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The phrase "a ludicrous thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is absurd, ridiculous, or laughable in nature.
Example: "The idea that we could finish the project in one day was a ludicrous thing to suggest."
Alternatives: "an absurd thing" or "a ridiculous thing".
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"Seriously, that's a ludicrous thing to say.
What a ludicrous thing to say.
I mean, what a ludicrous thing to say".
"People have died because of the bedroom tax," said one audience member to the Tory prime minister, which was a ludicrous thing to say of a pretty minor welfare reform; yet it was revealing of a general antipathy.Mr Cameron can at least counter that it is hard to make people love you while presiding over deep spending cuts.
Hollywood provides many good examples of adults who ought to know better that following trends can be a ludicrous thing to do when one grows older.
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Instead, he released from his lips a ramble which, even in a perennially crowded field, must rank as the most ludicrous thing said by a politician this year.
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"That's the ludicrous thing".
"It just seemed the most ludicrous thing".
"That is the most ludicrous thing," she says, laughing incredulously.
I would have voted for the most ludicrous thing – the monster raving loony party or something".
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