idiom
put on your thinking cap
PUT on yer THINK-ing KAP
pʊt ɒn jər ˈθɪŋkɪŋ kæpListen
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Syllable breakdown
putonyourthinkingcap
Dictionary meaning
concentrate and think carefully about a problem in order to find a creative or effective solution; prepare oneself mentally for serious deliberation; the phrase dates to the seventeenth century when judges wore a deliberation cap before passing sentence, and it retains the image of donning a special garment that signals and enables deep concentrated thought
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