bash out »
To write something very quickly, without much thought.
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brain fart »
A lapse in the thought process; an inability to think or remember something clearly.
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brain-dead »
Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.
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chew the cud »
To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
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collect one's thoughts »
To become mentally composed, especially after being distressed, surprised, or disoriented; to become calm or organized in one's emotional state or thinking, as in preparation for a conversation, speech, decision, etc.
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come to mind »
To appear in one's thoughts.
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deep thinker »
A person whose thoughts are profound; an intellectual.
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good turn »
A good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act.
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gut reaction »
An instantaneous reaction made without thought.
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have second thoughts »
To change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.
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hold that thought »
To pause in a conversation for an interruption.
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hold that thought »
Used to acknowledge that one's attention needs to be diverted from what an speaker was saying.
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in for a dime, in for a dollar »
Americanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry,
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keep one's cards close to one's chest »
To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.
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no brainer »
Something that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.
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