put on one's thinking cap



put on one's thinking cap

Think or reflect seriously, as in A new slogan? I'll have to put on my thinking cap for that. This term originated in the late 1800s and replaced considering cap, which dates from the early 1600s.
See also: cap, on, put, thinking

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Terentius-Ancient Roman
Arrhenius[a:r'reiniʊs]
Khaled-Arabic
Antoinetteawn-twaw-NETFrench
Luitgard-German, Ancient Germanic
Jacquelinezha-kə-LEEN (French), zhak-LEEN (French), JAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)French, English