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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a miserable idea" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a negative opinion about a suggestion or plan that is considered unwise or unfortunate.
Example: "After considering the potential consequences, I realized that proposing a pay cut for employees was a miserable idea."
Alternatives: "a terrible idea" or "a bad idea."
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In "50,000" Sting ponders the inordinate number of rock and pop stars who've died in 2016, which sounds like a miserable idea but actually provides some fascinating insight into what amounts to a professional dilemma.
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It's a miserable thought.
The neoliberal trajectory leads to the miserable idea that you pay for what you get and that there should only be low-quality, residual versions of the health or education "product" for those who cannot "pay their own way".
In 1989, Zappa considered his idea a "miserable flop".
The response of experts was equally dismissive: Clearly you have no idea how preferable a miserable factory job is to an even more miserable existence in rural China.
"A miserable job".
They have a miserable time.
A miserable trade balance.
What a miserable gift.
What a miserable trip.
What a miserable deceit.
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