to have a think
1have another think coming — (informal) To be wrong in what one thinks (about future events or actions) • • • Main Entry: ↑think * * * have (got) another think coming informal used to express the speaker s disagreement with or unwillingness to do something suggested by… …
2have a think — british phrase to think about something carefully I’d like to go away and have a think about it. Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: think …
3have another think coming — have another think (coming) to need to consider something again. If you expected praise just for doing your job, you had another think coming. I really do know what I m talking about, and if you don t agree, you had better have another think …
4have another think — (coming) to need to consider something again. If you expected praise just for doing your job, you had another think coming. I really do know what I m talking about, and if you don t agree, you had better have another think …
5have a think (about something) — have a ˈthink (about sth) idiom (informal) to think carefully about sth in order to make a decision about it • I ll have a think and let you know tomorrow. Main entry: ↑thinkidiom …
6have another think coming — verb To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider ones plans or expectations. If you think youre going to marry my daughter, you have another think coming …
7have a think — British to think about something carefully I d like to go away and have a think about it …
8if someone thinks something, they have another think coming — spoken phrase used for saying that someone believes they know what will happen, but they are wrong If she thinks I’ll help her, she has another think coming. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likelysynonym Main entry:… …
9have another think — verb To reflect on a frustrating or disappointing event; to reframe such an event …
10think outside the box — To disregard conventional thinking in order to achieve an original solution to a problem • • • Main Entry: ↑box * * * think outside the box phrase to find new ways of doing things, especially of solving problems Employees are encouraged to think… …
