B2idiominformalstudyIELTS-friendly
put your thinking cap on
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to start thinking hard about a problem or question
Friendly and playful, often said by teachers. With a group, 'caps' is plural.
In context
Right, class, put your thinking caps on: how can we save water at school?
We put our thinking caps on and came up with a name for the café.
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