put thinking cap on Идиома

a bee in her bonnet

upset, a bit angry, on edge Aunt Betsy was kind of cranky, like she had a bee in her bonnet.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a caution

a bold or shocking person, no shrinking violet She is a caution! She told the judge he was all wrong.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar to others There's a common thread in most of Berton's stories.

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have someone killed There's a contract out on Mike. The boss doesn't like him.

a coon's age

many years, a dog's age We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's age. It's been years.

a crush on

sudden feeling of love or romance Judy has a crush on Tim. See the way she looks at him.

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

a fool and his money are soon parted

"a fool will spend all his money quickly; easy come, easy go" After he had spent his fortune, he remembered this saying: A fool and his money are soon parted.

a foregone conclusion

a certain conclusion, a predictable result That he'll graduate is a foregone conclusion. He is a good student.

put (one's) cerebration cap on

To activate cerebration actual adamantine about something, abnormally a band-aid to a problem. If we all put our cerebration caps on, I'm abiding we can appear up with a way to acquire abundant money to go to the baseball bold this weekend. A: "Well, boss, what do you anticipate we should do?" B: "Just let me put my cerebration cap on for a minute."Learn more: cap, on, put, thinking

put one's cerebration cap on

Fig. to alpha cerebration in a austere manner. (Usually acclimated with children.) It's time to put our cerebration caps on, children. All appropriate now, let's put on our cerebration caps and do some arithmetic.Learn more: cap, on, put, thinking

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