Words similar to idea--and

Example sentences for: idea--and

How can you use “idea--and” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Opening the market to new competitors would increase the number of taxis on the street--that's the whole idea--and it would drive down prices.
Prudie thanks you for your diplomatic idea--and guesses the Tic-Tac people do, too.
Whatever the merits of this idea--and there are some--it does not address the problem at hand.
I hadn't the foggiest idea--and haven't to this day--what gorse and bracken look like.