use (one's) noodle
use (one's) noodle
To use one's own intelligence and intellectual ability; to think logically and rationally. ("Noodle" here is slang for the head and, by extension, the brain. Often said as an imperative.) Come on, Dean, I know you can figure this out on your own. Use your noodle for a change! I can't believe you were arrested for selling marijuana. What were you thinking? Why don't you use your noodle once in a while?
See also: noodle, use
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Use your noodle!
verbSee Use your head!
See also: use
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- noggin
- on one's own account
- at will
- chew (one's) own tobacco
- chew own tobacco
- cut (one's) own throat
- cut one’s own throat
- cut your own throat
- of (one's) own accord
- of own accord