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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
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Terrible idea by us.

Terrible idea by me.

Are these okay?
  

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KnightofsportsAre these okay?
In what context?

Neither of them sounds particularly natural to me.
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Going to the beach in 100 degrees weather...

Terrible idea by us.
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KnightofsportsGoing to the beach in 100 degrees weather...Terrible idea by us.
Going to the beach when the temperature was 100 degrees. Terrible idea of ours.
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Alternatively,

Going to the beach in 100-degree weather. Terrible idea on our part.
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I think I'm using the wrong word there... For example like:

Terrible suggestion by me.
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KnightofsportsGoing to the beach in 100 degrees weather...Terrible idea by us.
I wouldn't use a by-phrase in that context.

Going to the beach in 100-degree weather? Bad idea! / Terrible idea!
Going to the beach in 100-degree weather is/was a bad/terrible idea.

To take responsibility for the idea, maybe:

Going to the beach
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