idea box

idea box

The head or brain. Give me a few minutes to come up with something, OK? The ol' idea box ain't as good as it used to be. Did you really just pull that out of your idea box? Wow, good job.
See also: box, idea
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

idea box

n. the head; the brain. You got a good solution up there in your idea box by any chance?
See also: box, idea
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • brain box
  • ain't no thang
  • get brain
  • whistlin' Dixie, you ain't just
  • Es
  • (there) ain't no free lunch(es)
  • have (one's) brain on a leash
  • have brain on a leash
  • have one’s brain on a leash
  • church ain't out till they quit singing
References in periodicals archive
Conduct a service feedback survey, a training needs study, or set up an 'idea box.' In the end, the members know better what they want.
looks to be pulling liberally from the 'Gone Girl' idea box.'
"The Idea Box used to be a mailbox for good ideas from our students.
"The initial use was simple," Van Langendonck explains, "basically a digital idea box. We also conducted a significant educational program to help our employees get a common understanding of what innovation means.
The Idea Box is a mobile unit that travels to the various ASU campuses, connecting students with available resources and creating opportunities for them to share their ideas with the campus and broader community.
Facilities at the hub include Resource centre, Discovery Hall, Hall of Fame, Computer Zone, Virtual Reality Zone, Sound Studio, Design Studio, 3D & Digital Art Studio, Electronics Zone, Thod Phod Jod (Break and Make Lab), Kabad se Jugad (Build from Scraps), Clay & Fiber work studio, Green Houses and Bonsai, air conditioned auditorium and an idea box.
Amid photos, magazine cutouts, and copious notes in her dream wedding idea box, one theme emerged: Southern romance.
At Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the Idea Box opened in early 2015 and has had its successes and challenges.
For example, the Goddard School has implemented an online "franchisee idea box" wherein all franchisees can submit their own ideas on any aspect of the business.
Several chapters discuss new ways to use library spaces, such as a tiny "idea box" gallery at the library entrance and an extensive "marketplace" area where library materials are displayed bookstore style, incorporating face-outs and general subject categories rather than call numbers.
Perhaps an idea box could be set up using copies from these pages just to get student groups thinking.
Create a story idea box with cards for story prompts e.g.
The Bright Idea Box: A Proven System to Drive Employee Engagement and Innovation is recommended for business collections and readers interested in better employee engagement processes, and comes from a program Jag Randhawa created (after the 2008 financial crisis) to help engage employees further business growth.
Let's focus on one technique that dates back to Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks: the Idea Box.