What Does "where did you get such an idea" Mean?
Learn what "where did you get such an idea" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
Where did you get such an idea?
It means the speaker is asking where the other person got that thought or assumption.
From I Think My Wife Wants To Kill Me, Episode 36
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone questions the source of another person's strange idea in a skeptical exchange.
Usage Scenario
Use this when you want to challenge an idea and ask for its source. It can sound skeptical or accusatory, so it may feel sharp in a friendly conversation.
Better ways to say it
Where did you get that idea?
Where did you get such an idea?
Who told you that?
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