Example
“Give me a moment to get my thoughts together before the interview.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
brain power
Informal · CEFR B1
intelligence or mental ability used to think and solve problems
come to mind
Neutral · CEFR B1
to appear in one's thoughts or memory
food for thought
Neutral · CEFR B1
an idea or piece of information worth thinking carefully about
great minds think alike
Informal · CEFR B1
said when two people have the same idea at the same time
think twice
Neutral · CEFR B1
to reconsider an action carefully before doing it
cool as a cucumber
Informal · CEFR B2
very calm and composed, especially under pressure
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