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Question		Answer
A penny for your thoughts start learning		a request for somebody to reveal their ideas on the subject
a tough nut to crack start learning		a difficult problem to solve
bluesky thinking start learning		trying to find completely new ideas
mindboggling start learning		extremely surprising or difficult to deal with
Out of sight, out of mind. start learning		When you do not see sb, you do not think about them.
to be unable to wrap one’s head around something start learning		not to get a good understanding of sth
to cast one’s mind / think back to ... / look back on start learning		to recall a past situation
to dawn on sb start learning		to occur to sb
to give someone food for thought start learning		ideas to consider
to have something on one’s mind start learning		to be troubled by sth
to make up one’s mind start learning		to make a decision
to mull over things start learning		to think carefully about sth for a long time
to put on one’s thinking cap start learning		to start thinking intensively (oldfashioned)
to rack one’s brains start learning		think very intensively to find an answer
to scratch one’s head, to be in two minds about sth start learning		not to be sure of sth
to subject something to close scrutiny start learning		to examine something closely, carefully
to think on one’s feet start learning		to respond intellectually to a dynamically changing situation
all this in aid of start learning		the purpose of all the effort
closed problems start learning		with a right or wrong answer
excel start learning		to do something very well, or much better than most people
is not to be sneezed at start learning		could be useful
open problems start learning		problems with any number of answers
to nudge start learning		to push at my mind = to enter my consciousness
to thrust start learning		suddenly pushed into a place of situation
undue effort start learning		nadmierny wysiłek
whereas start learning		but
woefully illequipped start learning		not adequately trained
already moulded aptitudes start learning		abilities which have already been shaped
an incontrovertible argument start learning		an argument which cannot be refuted, irrefutable argument
emergent enthusiasms start learning		enthusiasms existing in their early stage of development
for the sake of political correctness start learning		in order not to contradict generally accepted ideas
latent potential start learning		talents which are hidden and may be developed
the hollowness of the heredity argument start learning		lack of ideas behind it
there’s no disputing start learning		it is certain
to discredit the idea start learning		to negate, call in question the ideas
to dismiss heredity start learning		to negate, deny the importance of genetic factors
to entertain the idea of inherited intelligence start learning		to consider the idea, allow it to develop in one’s mind
to give priority to start learning		to consider more important than
to make a big deal out of the family income issue start learning		to exaggerate the importance of
to nurture the young mind start learning		to provide the young mind with stimuli for development
to raise their children’s sights and selfesteem start learning		to inspire them to have greater ambitions and make them more selfconfident
to speak for oneself start learning		be good, effective and require no additional arguments, evidence
wider educational debates start learning		concerning the fundamentals rather than details

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