put one's thinking-cap on
1put one's thinking cap on — Meditate on a problem …
2put on one's thinking cap — ► put on one s thinking cap informal meditate on a problem. Main Entry: ↑thinking …
3put on one's thinking-cap — To devote some time to thinking about some problem • • • Main Entry: ↑think …
4put 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 …
5put 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./ …
6put 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./ …
7put\ 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 …
8thinking cap — noun Date: 1847 a state or mood in which one thinks usually used in the phrase put one s thinking cap on …
9thinking 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 ) …
10thinking cap — See: PUT ON ONE S THINKING CAP …