put\ on\ one's\ thinking\ cap
- put\ 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.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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