think something out (or through)

think something out (or through)
think something out (or through)
consider something in all its aspects before taking action.
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  • think something through — think (something) through to consider something carefully, esp. before making an important decision. We can t afford a mistake, so think things through and make sure you have everything ready. You should think through all these questions before… …   New idioms dictionary

  • think — verb (past and past participle thought) 1》 have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something. 2》 use one s mind actively to form connected ideas about someone or something.     ↘have a particular mental attitude.     ↘(think… …   English new terms dictionary

  • figure something out — (informal) he tried to figure out how to switch on the lamp: WORK OUT, fathom, puzzle out, decipher, ascertain, make sense of, think through, get to the bottom of; understand, c …   Useful english dictionary

  • think — think1 W1S1 [θıŋk] v past tense and past participle thought [θo:t US θo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(opinion/belief)¦ 2¦(use your mind)¦ 3¦(have an idea)¦ 4¦(remember)¦ 5¦(consider somebody/something)¦ 6 think of/about doing something 7 think twice 8 think… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • think through — think (something) through to consider something carefully, esp. before making an important decision. We can t afford a mistake, so think things through and make sure you have everything ready. You should think through all these questions before… …   New idioms dictionary

  • reason something out — WORK OUT, think through, make sense of, get to the bottom of, puzzle out; informal figure out. → reason * * * ˌreason sth ˈout derived to try and find the answer to a problem by using your power to think in a logical way Syn: figure out …   Useful english dictionary

  • ride something out — come safely through something, esp. a storm or a period of danger or difficulty the fleet had ridden out the storm * * * ˌride sthˈout derived to manage to survive a difficult situation or time without having to make great changes • Do you think… …   Useful english dictionary

  • reason something out — we finally reasoned out the cryptic message in chapter twelve Syn: work out, think through, make sense of, get to the bottom of, puzzle out; informal figure out …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • figure something out — informal Syn: work out, fathom, puzzle out, decipher, make sense of, think through, get to the bottom of, understand, comprehend, see, grasp, get the hang of; informal twig, crack; Brit.; informal suss out …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • reason something out — Syn: work out, think through, make sense of, get to the bottom of, puzzle out; informal figure out …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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