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Intelligence-Understanding Idioms

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INTELLIGENCE - UNDERSTANDING - LOGIC
Be on the ball	If you are on the ball, you are aware of what is happening and are able to react to the situation quickly.
Bang your head against a brick wall	If you bang your head against a brick wall, you continue vainly to try and achieve something in spite of several unsuccessful attempts. "I've been banging my head against a brick wall trying to explain the internet to my grandmother."
Beat one's brains out	If someone beats their brains out, they try very hard to understand something or solve a problem. "My grandmother beats her brains out every evening trying to do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper."
Think better of something	If you think better of something, you decide not to do something that you intended doing. "I wanted to go shopping, but when I saw the crowded car park, I thought better of it."
It's beyond me	The expression "it's beyond me" means: "it's impossible for me to understand" "It's beyond me why Mary wants to marry John."
Big picture	To refer to the big picture means the overall situation, or the project as a whole, rather than the details. "While each aspect is important, try not to forget the big picture.
Blind you with science	If someone tries to blind you with science, they confuse you with their knowledge by using difficult or technical words. "If you ask Tim for a simple explanation, he tries to blind you with science."
I wasn't born yesterday	This expression is used to indicate that you are not as foolish or as easily deceived as some people seem to think. "Stop inventing silly excuses. I wasn't born yesterday you know!"
Brains behind something	Someone who is the brains behind a project or action is the person thought to have planned and organized everything. "The police have arrested a man believed to be the brains behind the bank robbery."
Build bridges	If a person builds bridges between opposing groups, they help them to cooperate and understand each other better.
Can't make head or tail of something	If you can't make head or tail of something, you can't understand it at all. "Julie's message was so confusing, I couldn't make head or tail of it! "
Can't see the wood for the trees	If someone can't see the wood for the trees, they are so concentrated on the details that they can't see the situation as a whole. "The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn't see the wood for the trees."
Put on your thinking cap	If you tell someone to put their thinking cap on, you ask them to find an idea or solve a problem by thinking about it. "Now here's this week's quiz - it's time to put your thinking caps on!"
Not have a clue	If you don't have a clue about something, you don't know anything about it. "My wife's grandmother's maiden name? I don't have a clue!"
Collect one's thoughts	If you collect your thoughts, you try to think calmly and clearly in order to prepare yourself mentally for something. "Anne stopped to collect her thoughts before calling back the customer."
Come to grips with something	If you come to grips with a problem or situation, you start to understand or deal with it properly "After the initial shock, the patient began to come to grips with his illness."
Come to your senses	If you come to your senses, you start to think clearly and behave sensibly. "She finally came to her senses and realized that public transport was faster than driving."
Common knowledge	When information is well-known to everyone (particularly in a community or group), it is called common knowledge. "You didn't know the intern was Jack's son? I thought it was common knowledge."
Crash course	If you do a crash course, you do an intensive training course in order to learn something quickly. "Before going to Tokyo, he did a crash course to learn Japanese."