turn over in mind
turn (something) over in (one's) mind
To think about something continuously; to give something one's close and undivided attention. I've been turning over the problem in my mind for days, but I still haven't figured out a way to make the numbers work. You're going to drive yourself crazy if you keep turning over that encounter in your mind—you just have to let it go.
See also: mind, over, turn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
turn something over in one's mind
Fig. to think about something. I have to turn your suggestion over in my mind a bit before I decide what to do. After Alice had turned the matter over in her mind, she gave us her verdict. Please take some time to turn over this matter in your mind.
See also: mind, over, turn
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (one) could use (something)
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a horse of another
- a horse of another color
- a horse of another colour
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)
- all right
- (you) wanna make something of it?