10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP»
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put on one's thinking cap in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
put on one's thinking cap and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cheater's Guide to Speaking English Like a Native
Put on one's thinking cap This expression comes from the wish that there was, in
fact, some kind of "thinking cap" device we could put on our heads to make us
smarter. a. Before starting the test I went through a mental exercise of putting on
my ...
Boye Lafayette De Mente, 2007
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
1. put on one's thinking cap Think or reflect seriously, as in A new slogan? I'll
have to put on my thinking cap for that. This term originated in the late 1800s and
replaced considering cap, which dates from the early 1600s. put on the dog Also,
...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
... which means that if you think what has been said applies to you, then you
should certainly take notice of it. put on one's thinking cap see think. set one's cap
at deliberately to try to attract (a member of the opposite sex): She set her cap at
her ...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz, 1993
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English idioms for Spanish speakers
... put on airs 6 to put on an act 3 to put on bread and water 34 to put on one's
thinking cap 41 to put on probation 216 to put on the dog 73 to put on the map 1 7
1 to put on weight 32 1 to put one beside oneself 218 to put one's best foot
forward ...
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... 220 put on (ACH) 297 put on (COMM) 290 put on (PLAN) 278 put on one's
thinking cap (UND) 296 put on the map (UND) 296 put on weight (HEAL) 284 put
one's cards on the table (COMM) 290 put one's linger on something (LOC) 309
put ...
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Webster's New World Thesaurus
—put on one's thinking cap begin thinking, study, examine; see THINK 1. thinking
n. reasoning, reason, contemplation; see THOUGHT 1. thinness n. slenderness,
slimness, shallowness; see LIGHTNESS 2. thin-skinned a. sensitive, touchy, ...
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Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus
—put on one's thinking cap begin thinking, study, examine; see THINK 1. thinking
n. reasoning, reason, contemplation; see THOUGHT 1. thinness n. slenderness,
slimness, shallowness; see LIGHTNESS 2. thin-skinned a. sensitive, touchy, ...
... which means that if you think what has been said applies to you, then you
should certainly take notice of it. put on one's thinking cap see think. set one's cap
at deliberately to try to attract (a member of the opposite sex): She set her cap at
her ...
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Multi-Functional English-Chinese Dictionary
Phrase: put on one's thinking cap^?#f ?J.3!hao hao xiang xiang Example: This is
a difficult problem. Let's put on our thinking caps and see if we can find some way
to solve it.m^^tfS , itMUMtl&MtMM , S^#JE'Sli?)^o zhe shl ge nan tf, rang w6 ...
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General Knowledge of English Literature
To put on one's thinking cap—to give somethingthe most careful thought. A
feather inone's cap—something onecanbe proudof, that does one credit. If the
cap fits, wear it—no one is making any accusations against you, but ifyouare to
blame ...
