thinking

Idioms (15)

• go without saying Neutral · CEFR B2
  to be so obvious that it does not need to be stated
• beg the question Neutral · CEFR C1
  to make one naturally want to ask a particular question; (formally) to assume the very point being argued
• spring to mind Neutral · CEFR B2
  to come into your thoughts suddenly and easily
• off the top of one's head Informal · CEFR B2
  from memory, without checking or thinking carefully
• moot point Neutral · CEFR C1
  a question that is debatable or no longer relevant because it has been settled or made irrelevant
• get one's thoughts together Informal · CEFR B2
  to calm down and organize your thinking before acting or speaking
• brain power Informal · CEFR B1
  intelligence or mental ability used to think and solve problems
• stand to reason Neutral · CEFR B2
  to be logical or obvious
• a penny for your thoughts Informal · CEFR C1
  A friendly way of asking what someone is quietly thinking about.
• rack your brains Informal · CEFR B2
  To think very hard in an effort to remember or solve something.
• great minds think alike Informal · CEFR B1
  said when two people have the same idea at the same time
• come to mind Neutral · CEFR B1
  to appear in one's thoughts or memory
• think twice Neutral · CEFR B1
  to reconsider an action carefully before doing it
• jump to conclusions Neutral · CEFR B2
  to form an opinion too quickly, before considering enough evidence
• food for thought Neutral · CEFR B1
  an idea or piece of information worth thinking carefully about