put our heads together

Idioms  

1. Also, put their heads together. Discuss or plan something among ourselves (or themselves), as in Let's put our heads together and figure out what we can give him for his birthday. This idiom, alluding to combining mental forces, originated in the late 1300s as lay our heads together and acquired its current form in the second half of the 1800s.

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Example Sentences

"We'll put our heads together," said Stokes about coach and captain plotting the future of the Test team, yet that could be delayed by McCullum leading England to the T20 World Cup next month.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

We put our heads together and came up with this list of the best gifts under $25 that we’ve ever received, from pasta monsters to squirrel tables.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2023

“This is not the time to pour oil on the flame, but to put our heads together to come up with a way to put out the fire and safeguard peace,” she said.

From Washington Times • Feb. 24, 2022

There are additional common-sense steps we can take to address the critical shortage of teachers if we put our heads together, listen to the best ideas and muster the political will.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2022

We put our heads together and pondered, down in the underworld of the great scientific institute.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright