hear (oneself) think

To be able to think clearly and without distraction. This phrase is commonly used in the negative, when one cannot concentrate on anything due to overwhelming noise or some form of distraction. Can you turn down that blaring music? I can't hear myself think! There's so much construction going on during the day that you can't even hear yourself think over the chorus of jackhammers. I'm going to the library—where I'll be able to hear myself think.

词组	hear (oneself) think
释义	hear (oneself) think hear (oneself) think To be able to think clearly and without distraction. This phrase is commonly used in the negative, when one cannot concentrate on anything due to overwhelming noise or some form of distraction. Can you turn down that blaring music? I can't hear myself think! There's so much construction going on during the day that you can't even hear yourself think over the chorus of jackhammers. I'm going to the library—where I'll be able to hear myself think. See also: hear, think Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: beck and call best foot forward (one's) best foot forward 57 be twiddling (one's) thumbs be twiddling your thumbs (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) a penny for them and the rest and how
随便看	as much as anything (else) as much as (one) could do (not) (to do something) as much as (one's) life is worth as much as somebody can/could do to do something as much as the traffic will bear as much chance as a wax cat in hell as much fun as a barrel of monkeys as much use as a chocolate fireguard a snack (as) naked as a jaybird as naked as the day (one) was born a snake in (one's) bosom a snake in the grass a snap a sneak preview as near as dammit (as) neat as a pin (as) neat as ninepence (as) nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs (as) nice as ninepence a snowball's chance in hell a snow job (as) nutty as a fruitcake as nutty as a fruitcake a sobering thought