Turn (something) Over In One's Mind Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Turn (something) Over In One's Mind Idiom mean?

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turn (something) over in one's mind What does turn (something) over in one's mind mean?	to think about something continuously	I could not sleep last night because I was turning my situation at work over in my mind.
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to/of no avail What does "to/of no avail" mean?	with no effect, unsuccessful	My complaints to the company were to no avail and nothing at all was done.

rap (someone's) knuckles What does "rap (someone's) knuckles" mean?	to punish someone slightly	The judge decided to rap the young boy's knuckles for his crime.
a fine how-do-you-do What does "a fine how-do-you-do" mean?	a predicament	We were in a fine how-do-you-do when our car stopped working.
red-letter day What does "red-letter day" mean?	a day that is memorable because of some important event	Saturday was a red-letter day when we finally won the school championship.
a few cards short of a deck What does "a few cards short of a deck" mean?	not smart, a little crazy, simple-minded	The man often does very strange things. He is a few cards short of a deck.

let out (something) What does "let out (something)" mean?	allow to be known, tell	They let out the details of the restructuring plan late last night so we haven`t had time to talk about them yet.
share (someone's) pain What does "share (someone's) pain" mean?	to understand and sympathize with someone's pain or discomfort	I tried hard to share my friend's pain after his father died.
catch (someone) off guard What does "catch (someone) off guard" mean?	to catch a person at a time of carelessness	I was caught off guard when the teacher asked me about my homework.
go belly-up What does "go belly-up" mean?	fail; go bankrupt.	Enron went belly up after it's scandal.

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Turn (something) Over In One's Mind Idiom