- put mind to it
- put (your) mind to it
to put all your attention and effort into doing something.
If you put your mind to it, you could have the job finished in an afternoon.
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put mind to it
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put mind at ease — put (someone s) mind at ease to cause someone to stop worrying. He chose his words carefully to put his mother s mind at ease. Usage notes: also used in the forms put someone s mind at rest and set someone s mind at rest: To put his mind at rest … New idioms dictionary
put your mind to something — put/set/turn/your mind to something phrase to decide to do something and try very hard to achieve it You can do anything if you put your mind to it. Thesaurus: to make a decisionsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
put someone's mind at ease — put (someone s) mind at ease to cause someone to stop worrying. He chose his words carefully to put his mother s mind at ease. Usage notes: also used in the forms put someone s mind at rest and set someone s mind at rest: To put his mind at rest … New idioms dictionary
put something out of your mind — put someone/something out of your mind phrase to try to forget about someone or something unpleasant, even if only for a short time Just try to put the problem out of your mind. Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: mind * … Useful english dictionary
put in mind of — put (someone) in mind of (something) : to cause (someone) to remember or think of (something) What happened to you yesterday puts me in mind of [=reminds me of] what happened to me a year ago. • • • Main Entry: ↑mind put (someone) in mind of see… … Useful english dictionary
Mind — (m[imac]nd), n. [AS. mynd, gemynd; akin to OHG. minna memory, love, G. minne love, Dan. minde mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. minne memory, Icel. minni, Goth. gamunds, L. mens, mentis, mind, Gr. me nos, Skr. manas mind, man to think … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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mind — ► NOUN 1) the faculty of consciousness and thought. 2) a person s intellect or memory. 3) a person identified with their intellectual faculties. 4) a person s attention or will. ► VERB 1) be distressed or annoyed by; object to. 2) … English terms dictionary
put one's mind to — To focus one s attention on ● mind * * * put (or set) one s mind to direct all one s attention to (achieving something) she d have made an excellent dancer, if she d have put her mind to it … Useful english dictionary
put/set your mind to something — put/set your mind to (something) : to give your attention to (something) and try very hard to do it You d be surprised at what you can accomplish when you put your mind to it. We can solve this problem if we put our minds to it. • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
