Vocubulary: Idioms Flashcards
Ability
Competence in doing something
Mind
Brain
A synapse
A connection between two nerve cells
Cognitive skills
The ability to understand something well
To strengthen
To make stronger
To prune
To make something smaller or weaker by removing parts
To communicate
To send and recieve information
To do an experiment
To conduct an experiment
To remain clever or quick-witted
To stay sharp as a whip
Plasticity
The quality of being easily made or changed
To steal, to use
Pick
To overuse
Beat out
A kitchen tool to separate liquids from solids
Sieve
Brawn
Great physical streght
To press two surfaces against each other
Rub together
A no-brainer
An easy decision or problem with a solution
A brain like a sieve
To have a bad memory
To be all brawn and no brains
To have great power but lack intelligence
To rack your brain (s)
To put in great effort so that it hurts
To beat your brains out
To think very hard and long about something
To pick someone’s brains
To ask someone about the subject because they know more then you
Not having two brain cells to rub together
To be very stupid
