Thinking and Learning Flashcards
to baffle
to confuse
to deliberate
doing sth. intentionally
guesswork
hunch
premonition or intuitive feeling
to reflect
brush up (on)
come (a)round to
change your opinion or decision
come up with
think of something such as an idea or a plan
face up to
accept something and try to deal with it
hit upon
suddenly have an idea, discover something by chance
mull over
think carefully about sth. over a period of time
to piece together
learn the truth about sth. by considering all the separate bits of information you have
to puzzle out
solve a complicated problem by thinking carefully about it
to read up (on/about)
get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it
to swot up (on)
study very hard
to take in
understand and remember sth. that you hear and read; accept sth. as real or true; trick s.o. into believing sth. that is not true
to think over
consider a problem or decision carefully
to think through
consider the facts about sth. in ab organised and thorough way
to think up
invent or imagine sth., especially an excuse
to take account of
to come to/arrive at/reach a conclusion
foregone conclusion
an inevitable outcome
to give consideration to
out of consideration for
to cast doubt on
to make up your mind
to cross/slip your mind
to have a one-track mind
focus on a single issue
to take your mind off
stop thinking/worrying about sth.
in two minds about
to bring to mind
to cause to recall
to put into perspective
clarify, appraise, assess true value, importance or significance
to sense that
to see both sides (of an argument)
on either side (of)
to think/see straight
think rationally
to set/put sb straight about
correct someone’s belief, attitude or behaviour
to get straight
understand clearly
straight talking
talk in an honest manner
to go to your head
your success makes you think that you are better than you really are
to cross someone’s mind
to be thought of by someone; suddenly occur to one
to take a dim/poor view of
disapprove sth.
to have your wits about you
be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions
in the dark about
not knowing very much about sth.
know what’s what
know the important facts about a situation
not have a leg to stand on
not have any way of proving that you are right about sth.
not see the wood for the trees
someone who is not able to understand what is important in a situation because they are thinking too much about small details
put two and two together
guess what is happening or what something means based on what you have seen or heard
quick/slow on the uptake
taking a very short/long time to understand or realise sth.
ring a bell
sth. sounds familiar to you but you cannot remember the exact details
round the bend
crazy
split hairs
argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important
take stock of
spend some time thinking about the situation you are in before you decide what to do next
get the fuss about sth.
to beat about the bush
discuss a matter without coming to the point
see eye to eye
agree with sth.
