turn something over in one's mind
- turn something over in one's mind
turn something over† in one's mind
Fig. to think about something. •
I have to turn your suggestion over in my mind a bit before I decide what to do.
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After Alice had turned the matter over in her mind, she gave us her verdict.
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Please take some time to turn over this matter in your mind.
Dictionary of American idioms.
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