🧠 Thinking, Opinions & Beliefs Vocabulary

Part 1: Thinking Collocations

Collocations are words that naturally go together. Master these to express thoughts and opinions naturally!

Collocation	Example	Meaning
gut feeling	"I have a gut feeling this is wrong."	Instinctive reaction
point of view	"From my point of view, it's risky."	Personal perspective/opinion
mindset	"You need a positive mindset."	Way of thinking/attitude
open mind	"Keep an open mind about this."	Willingness to consider new ideas
strong opinion	"She has strong opinions about politics."	Firm, definite views
second thoughts	"I'm having second thoughts about this."	Doubts about a decision

Gut feeling - Instinctive, not logical

Point of view - Your personal perspective

Open mind - Usually positive trait

1. I have a feeling about this.

2. From my of view, it's wrong.

3. You need a positive .

4. Keep an mind.

5. I'm having thoughts.

Idioms are expressions with meanings different from the literal words. These thinking idioms are essential for expressing opinions!

Make up your mind - Decide
"You need to make up your mind!"
Change your tune - Change opinion
"He changed his tune when he saw the evidence."
Food for thought - Something to think about
"That's certainly food for thought."
On second thought - After reconsidering
"On second thought, maybe we shouldn't go."
Penny for your thoughts - What are you thinking?
"You look worried - penny for your thoughts?"
Cross your mind - Occur to you
"Did it ever cross your mind that he might be lying?"
Wrap your head around - Understand
"I can't wrap my head around this concept."
Sleep on it - Think about it overnight
"Let me sleep on it and give you an answer tomorrow."

1. You need to make up your !

2. He changed his quickly.

3. That's food for .

4. Did it cross your ?

5. Let me on it.

Phrasal verbs are verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs that create new meanings!

Phrasal Verb	Meaning	Example
think over	Consider carefully	"I need to think over your proposal."
rule out	Eliminate as possibility	"We can't rule out that option."
come up with	Create/think of idea	"Can you come up with a solution?"
mull over	Think about deeply	"Let me mull over this decision."
figure out	Understand/solve	"I can't figure out this problem."
weigh up	Consider pros and cons	"We need to weigh up our options."
dwell on	Think about obsessively	"Don't dwell on past mistakes."
puzzle over	Think hard about something confusing	"I'm puzzling over this mystery."

1. I need to over your proposal.

2. We can't out that option.

3. Can you come with a solution?

4. I can't out this problem.

5. Don't on past mistakes.

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