put thinking cap on
put (one's) thinking cap on
To begin thinking very hard about something, especially a solution to a problem. If we all put our thinking caps on, I'm sure we can come up with a way to earn enough money to go to the baseball game this weekend. A: "Well, boss, what do you think we should do?" B: "Just let me put my thinking cap on for a minute."
See also: cap, on, put, thinking
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put one's thinking cap on
Fig. to start thinking in a serious manner. (Usually used with children.) It's time to put our thinking caps on, children. All right now, let's put on our thinking caps and do some arithmetic.
See also: cap, on, put, thinking
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- put (one's) thinking cap on
- put your thinking cap on
- put on (one's) thinking cap
- put on one's thinking cap
- put on your thinking cap
- get (one's) thinking cap on
- keep (one's) mind on (something)
- keep mind on
- keep your mind on something
- blue-sky thinking