- thinking-cap, put on one's
- Reflect, this here This. [Emph.]
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
thinking-cap, put on one's
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put on one's thinking cap — ► put on one s thinking cap informal meditate on a problem. Main Entry: ↑thinking … English terms dictionary
put on one's thinking-cap — To devote some time to thinking about some problem • • • Main Entry: ↑think … Useful english dictionary
thinking cap — noun a state in which one thinks • Hypernyms: ↑state of mind, ↑frame of mind * * * noun, pl ⋯ caps [count] informal used to refer to the act of trying to solve a problem by thinking carefully about it The students weren t wearing their thinking… … Useful english dictionary
thinking cap — n. (old fashioned) to put on one s thinking cap ( to ponder a problem ) * * * (old fashioned) to put on one s thinking cap ( to ponder a problem ) … Combinatory dictionary
put on one's thinking cap — think hard and long about something I will put on my thinking cap and try and decide what to do about finding a new job … Idioms and examples
thinking cap — noun Date: 1847 a state or mood in which one thinks usually used in the phrase put one s thinking cap on … New Collegiate Dictionary
thinking cap — noun A metaphor for a piece of headgear worn while one is thinking about how to solve a problem. This project looks like it will be a real challenge put your thinking cap on! … Wiktionary
thinking cap — See: PUT ON ONE S THINKING CAP … Dictionary of American idioms
thinking cap — See: PUT ON ONE S THINKING CAP … Dictionary of American idioms
thinking\ cap — See: put on one s thinking cap … Словарь американских идиом
