Marilyn Monroe was, like Tony Curtis, new to Hollywood and wanting to be a star so he offered her a lift in his cheap Buick convertible and drove her to the hotel where she was staying. She gave him her number but it was a week before he had the courage to ask her out.
Definition of idea 1 a: a transcendent entity that is a real pattern of which existing things are imperfect representations b: a standard of perfection : ideal
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: idea (Noun). An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. idea (Noun). The conception of someone or something as representing a perfect example; an ideal. idea (Noun). The form or shape of something; a quintessential aspect or characteristic. idea (Noun). An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.