put one's thinking cap on
- put one's thinking cap on
put one's thinking cap on†
Fig. to start thinking in a serious manner. (Usually used with children.) •
It's time to put our thinking caps on, children.
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All right now, let's put on our thinking caps and do some arithmetic.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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put one's thinking cap on — Meditate on a problem … A concise dictionary of English slang
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
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
put on one's thinking cap — {v. phr.} To think hard and long about some problem or question. * /Miss Stone told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering the question./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put on one's thinking cap — {v. phr.} To think hard and long about some problem or question. * /Miss Stone told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering the question./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put\ on\ one's\ thinking\ cap — v. phr. To think hard and long about some problem or question. Miss Stone told her pupils to put on their thinking caps before answering the question … Словарь американских идиом
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 — 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
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