put our heads together

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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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

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

“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

“What we’ve got to be able to do,” McVay told reporters this week, “is say: ‘All right, let’s put our heads together.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2022

“Miss Bryson and I put our heads together and ordered it for you. Here.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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