think over
To think carefully about; consider; study. To consider carefully before deciding.
When Charles asked Betty to marry him, she asked him for time to think it over.
Think over what we studied in history this year and write a lesson on the thing that interested you most.
I'd like to think over your offer first. Then can we talk it over tomorrow?
You don't have to give me your decision now. Think it over for a while.
think piece
The human brain.
Lou's got one powerful think piece, man.
Any provocative essay or article that, by stating a strong opinion, arouses the reader to think about it and react to it by agreeing or disagreeing.
That article by Charles Fenyvesi on Vietnamese refugees in the Washington Post sure was a think piece!
think tank
A company of researchers who spend their time developing ideas and concepts.
The government hired a think tank to study the country's need for coins, and was advised to stop making pennies.
think twice
To think again carefully; reconsider; hesitate.
The teacher advised Lou to think twice before deciding to quit school.
think up
dream up
To invent or discover by thinking; have a new idea of. This idiom is often used for an unusual or foolish thought.
Mary thought up a funny game for the children to play.
Who thought up the idea of painting the living room walls bright red?
When asked by the teacher why she was late, the student dreamed up a plausible excuse.
thorn in the flesh
thorn in one's side
Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation.
The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator's side.
The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of the invaders.
three sheets in the wind
three sheets to the wind
Unsteady from too much liquor; drunk.
The sailor came down the street, three sheets in the wind.
three-ring circus
A scene of much confusion or activity.
The street was a three-ring circus of cars, people, noise, and lights.
It is a three-ring circus to watch that silly dog play.