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put our heads together

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  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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"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

As Succession’s finale draws near, we put our heads together and came up with five theories about how the show will end.

From Slate ● May 25, 2023

“NASCAR is working on it and we are all going to put our heads together and try to help make short track racing better.”

From Washington Times ● May 22, 2023

“NASCAR is working on it and we are all going to put our heads together and try to make short track racing better.”

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023

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

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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