That's an interesting idea, but I'll have to mull it over.
•I'll mull over your suggestions and reply to you next week.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
mull something over — PONDER, consider, think over/about, reflect on, contemplate, turn over in one s mind, chew over, cogitate on, give some thought to; archaic pore on. → mull * * * ˌmull sthˈover derived to spend time thinking carefully about a plan or proposal Syn … Useful english dictionary
ˌmull sth ˈover — phrasal verb to think carefully about something over a period of time … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Mull — could refer to: *Mull, an Anglicization of the Gaelic Maol , is a term for a rounded hill, summit, or mountain, bare of trees (it has also been used, in Gaelic, to refer to a forehead, or to a shaved head). As an adjective, the word is used to… … Wikipedia
chew something over — MEDITATE ON, ruminate on, think about/over/through, mull over, consider, weigh up, ponder on, deliberate on, reflect on, muse on, dwell on, give thought to, turn over in one s mind; brood over, puzzle over, rack one s brains about; N. Amer. think … Useful english dictionary
think something over — CONSIDER, contemplate, deliberate about, weigh up, consider the pros and cons of, mull over, ponder, reflect on, muse on, ruminate on. → think * * * consider something carefully * * * ˌthink sthˈover derived to consider sth carefully, especially… … Useful english dictionary
turn something over — 1 I turned over a few pages: FLIP OVER, flick through, leaf through. 2 she turned the proposal over in her mind: THINK ABOUT/OVER, consider, weigh up, ponder, contemplate, reflect on, chew over, mull over, muse on, ruminate on. 3 he turned over… … Useful english dictionary
mull over — PHRASAL VERB If you mull something over, you think about it for a long time before deciding what to do. [V P n (not pron)] McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a movie... [V n P] I ll leave you alone here so you can mull it over. Syn … English dictionary
mull over something — mull over (something) to think carefully about something for a period of time. She asked me what I thought about her idea, and I said I would have to mull it over. Bill mulled over the pros and cons of this job offer … New idioms dictionary
mull over — (something) to think carefully about something for a period of time. She asked me what I thought about her idea, and I said I would have to mull it over. Bill mulled over the pros and cons of this job offer … New idioms dictionary
mull — [ mʌl ] verb transitive mull over phrasal verb to think carefully about something over a period of time: They ll need time to mull over the proposals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mull over — verb reflect deeply on a subject I mulled over the events of the afternoon philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate • Syn: ↑chew over, ↑think over,… … Useful english dictionary
