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put on one's thinking cap
[put on one's thinking cap] {v. phr.}
To think hard and long about some problem or question.
* /Miss Stone told her pupils […]ruffle feathers
[ruffle feathers] or [ruffle one's feathers] {v. phr.}
Insult or disturb slightly; offend.
* /The author ruffled some […]Gene Brown
Foolproof systems don't take into account the ingenuity of fools.chinwag
[chinwag] or [chin-wag] {n.}
Chat, conversation. To have a chin wag is to have a gossip or a wide-ranging conversation on some […]T. S. Eliot
(1888-1965), 'Philip Massinger,' 1920
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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British (Jamaican influenced) - Southern […]second-run
[second-run] {adj.}
Of a movie: Shown in many movie theaters before, and allowed to be shown later in other movie theaters.
[…]under cover
[under cover] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}
Hidden; concealed.
* /The prisoners escaped under cover of darkness./
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