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Idiom idiom

sounds like a plan


Used to indicate agreement with a proposed suggestion.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Let's meet at noon; that sounds like a plan.

CONTEXTUAL

If you want to finish the project early, we can start tomorrow; that sounds like a plan.

COMPLEX

After discussing the various logistical hurdles, they finally agreed to postpone the event until spring, concluding that it sounds like a plan.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    and the like

    And other similar items; et cetera.

  2. 02

    be like

    To say.

  3. 03

    best laid plans

    A proverbial expression used to signify the futility of making detailed plans when the ability to fully or even partially execute them is uncertain.

  4. 04

    built like a brick outhouse

    Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

  5. 05

    built like a brick shipyard

    Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

  6. 06

    built like a brick shithouse

    Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.

  7. 07

    do someone like that

    to treat someone in a negative manner

  8. 08

    face like the back end of a bus

    A very ugly face.

Last updated August 10, 2026