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thinking cap

–noun
a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.

Origin:
1870–75
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thinking cap  
n.  A state in which one thinks, especially carefully: put on one's thinking cap.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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thinking cap

see put on one's thinking cap.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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