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A bear of very little brain
A goal in
mind
A good
mind
to
A
head
for business and a body for sin
A healthy
mind
in a healthy body
A load off your
mind
A
mind
is a terrible thing to waste ( United Negro College Fund advertising slogan )
A product of the master
mind
( Senior Service cigarettes advertising slogan )
A stroke of
genius
Above my
head
Acid
head
Air
head
All brawn and no
brains
All there (
clever
or quick-witted )
Always On My
Mind
( Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley song )
Are you out of your Vulcan mind? ( A catchphrase from Star Trek )
As mad as a bear with a sore
head
At the back of my
mind
At your wits' end
Baby brain ( forgetfulness caused by lack of sleep when caring for a newborn )
Bang your
head
against a brick wall
Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came down upon her
head
( The Beatles song lyric )
Battle of
wits
Be it on your
head
Bear in
mind
Beat your
brains
out
Before you make up your mind, open it ( Irish Independent advertising slogan )
Bird
brained
Bite someone's
head
off
Blow your
brains
out
Blow your
mind
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Bombed out of your
skull
Bone
head
Bonus
genius
( a good spirit accompanying and supporting someone )
Box
clever
Brain bucket
Brain candy
Brain dead
Brain drain
Brain dump
Brain fade
Brain fart
Brain picker
Brain teaser
Brain wave
Brainstorming session
Bring to a
head
Bubble
brained
Bury your
head
in the sand
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Butt
head
By George, I
think
she's got it
Call to
mind
Can't Get You Out of My
Head
( Kylie Minogue song )
Can't make
head
or tail of it
Carolina In My
Mind
( James Taylor song )
Cast your
mind
back
Change your
mind
Clever
clogs
Clever
dick
Close your eyes and
think
of England
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Code monkey ( slang term for a
computer
programmer )
Collect your
wits
Come to a
head
Come to
think
of it
Comes to
mind
Computer
assisted
Computer
nerd
Computer
says no ( A catchphrase from Little Britain )
Conectile dysfunction
Couldn't make
head
or tail of it
Counter
intelligence
Cross your
mind
Do Ya
Think
I'm Sexy? ( Rod Stewart song )
Do your
head
in
Don't
Think
Twice It's Alright ( Bob Dylan song )
Don't mess with my
head
Don't trouble your pretty little
head
about it
Dude, you're gettin' a Dell! ( Dell
Computer
advertising slogan )
Easy as Dell ( Dell
Computer
advertising slogan )
Egghead
weds hourglass
Embedded
intelligence
Empire State of
Mind
( Jay-Z with Alicia Keys song )
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless
Mind
( Jim Carey movie )
Everything is easier on a Mac ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Evil
genius
Eyes in the back of your
head
Feed one's
mind
Fish always rot from the
head
downwards
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For the rest of us ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Fountain
head
Full
head
of hair
Funny in the
head
Game brain
Geek
chic
Genius
bonus ( a joke or theme added to a programme aimed at well informed people )
Genius
is an infinite capacity for taking pains ( Thomas Carlyle quotation )
Genius
is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration ( Thomas Edison quotation )
Genius
loves company
Georgia On My
Mind
( Ray Charles song )
Get it into your
head
Get your
head
around something
Get your
head
down
Get your
head
together
Go and boil your
head
Go boil your
head
Go to your
head
Good
head
on his shoulders
Got it on the brain
Got your
head
screwed on
Great minds
think
alike
Green slime ( military slang term for the
intelligence
corps )
Grey matter
Hang your
head
Hanging over your
head
Hare
brained
Have a
mind
to
Have half a
mind
to
Have your
head
examined
Have your
wits
about you
He went to bed and bound his
head
with vinegar and brown paper ( line from nursery rhyme )
Head
and shoulders above
Head
banger
Head
case
Head
count
Head
doctor
Head
first
Head
for figures
Head
for heights
Head
for the Border ( Taco Bell Restaurants advertising slogan )
Head
for the hills
Head
for the mountains ( Busch Beer advertising slogan )
Head
games
Head
honcho
Head
hunting
Head
in the clouds
Head
in the sand
Head
like a sieve
Head
of hair
Head
of steam
Head
of the family
Head
of the household
Head
off
Head
on
Head
on collision
Head
over heels in love
Head
start
Head
them off at the pass
Head
to
head
Head
to toe
Head
up
Head
wind
Heap coals of fire on someone's
head
High culture ( refined artistic or
intellectual
achievement )
Hit the nail on the
head
Hold a gun to his
head
Hold up your
head
Hold your
head
up high
I
Think
I Love You ( The Partridge Family song )
I can't hear myself
think
I could do that standing on my
head
I have nothing to declare but my
genius
( Oscar Wilde quotation )
I never knew you had dandruff (
Head
and Shoulders shampoo advertising slogan )
I
think
that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree, Kilmer )
I
think
therefore I am ( philosophical comment by Rene Descartes )
I think, therefore IBM ( IBM advertising slogan )
If you can keep your
head
when all about you ( from a poem by Kipling )
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself ( Albert
Einstein
quotation )
If you change your mind, I'm the first in line ( ABBA lyric )
If you
think
that you have another
think
coming
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In my mind's eye, Horatio
In over your
head
In the back of my
mind
Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results ( Albert
Einstein
quotation )
Intellectual
capital
Intelligence
everywhere ( Motorola advertising slogan )
It concentrates the
mind
wonderfully
It makes you
think
It's all in the
mind
It's later then you
think
It's not big and it's not
clever
It's not what you
think
Keep a civil tongue in your
head
Keep a cool
head
Keep an open
mind
Keep in
mind
Keep your
head
Keep your
head
above water
Keep your
head
down
Keep your
wits
about you
Knock it on the
head
Knuckle
head
Lame brain
Laugh your
head
off
Level
head
Lie back and
think
of England
Like a chicken with its
head
cut off
Live by your
wits
Loaf of bread ( Cockney rhyming slang for
head
)
Lose your
head
Make your
head
spin
Meat
head
Mind
blowing
Mind
boggling
Mind
games
Mind
how you go ( A catchphrase from Dixon of Dock Green )
Mind
map
Mind
numbing
Mind
of your own
Mind
over matter
Mind
over matter: if you don't
mind
it don't matter
Mind
share
Mind
the gap
Mind
the time
Mind
your backs
Mind
your language
Mind
your manners
Mind
your own beeswax
Mind
your own business
Mind
your p's and q's
Multimedia you can use ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
My
head
is spinning
Need your
head
examined
Never
mind
Never
mind
the buzzcocks
No brainer
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No-brainer
Not right in the
head
Nothing to worry your pretty little
head
about
Occupy one's
mind
Of unsound
mind
Off the top of my
head
Off with his
head
Off your
head
Old
head
on young shoulders
On me
head
son ( Invitation to cross a football so that another player can
head
it )
On the brain
On your own
head
be it
One track
mind
Open mouth: closed
mind
Out of sight, out of
mind
Out of your
head
Out of your
mind
Out of your
skull
Over your
head
Peace of
mind
Pecker
head
Pepsi - for those who
think
young ( Pepsi advertising slogan )
Petrol
head
Pick your
brains
Piece of my
mind
Pit your
wits
against
Pointy
head
Pot
head
Power is Macintosh ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Price on his
head
Propeller
head
Psyche
out
Psyche
yourself up
Puddin'
Head
( Nickname of Colonel Sherman Potter ( Harry Morgan ) )
Puddin'
Head
( Nickname of Willie Jones )
Pull your
head
in
Pure
genius
( Guinness advertising slogan )
Put a gun to your
head
Put your brain in gear
Put your
head
above the parapet
Put your
head
into the lion's mouth
Put your
head
on the block
Put your
mind
at rest
Rack your
brains
Raindrops Keep Falling On My
Head
( Burt Bacharach song )
Rip mix burn ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Scared out of your
wits
Set your
mind
at ease
Shit for
brains
Sleepy
head
Snap someone's
head
off
Soft in the
head
Spark of
genius
Speak your
mind
Spring to
mind
Stand it on its
head
State of
mind
Strong in the arm and thick in the
head
Swarm
intelligence
Take it into your
head
Take your
mind
of it
Talk over your
head
Talking
head
The
Head
Ball Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Man With Two
Brains
( Steve Martin movie )
The balance of his
mind
was disturbed
The best way of expressing your
intelligence
( Zenith Data Systems advertising slogan )
The
mind
boggles
The
mind
is its own place, and in itself, can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n ( from a poem by Milton )
The network is the
computer
( Sun Microsystems advertising slogan )
The power to be your best ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
They
think
its all over: it is now
Think
aloud
Think
big
Think
different ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Think
fast
Think
global, act local
Think
globally, act locally ( Friends of the Earth advertising slogan )
Think
it over
Think
it through
Think
nothing of it
Think
on your feet
Think
once,
think
twice,
think
bike ( UK Public Information Film advertising slogan )
Think
outside the box ( Apple
Computer
advertising slogan )
Think
outside the bun ( Taco Bell advertising slogan )
Think
pink ( The Pink Panther advertising slogan )
Think
small ( Volkswagen advertising slogan )
Think
the unthinkable
Think
the world of
Think
twice
Think
what we can do for you ( Bank of America advertising slogan )
Think. Feel. Drive ( Subaru advertising slogan )
This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions? ( The Partnership for a Drug-Free America advertising slogan )
Throw a beanball ( A baseball expression meaning to attack an opponent by aiming at their
head
)
Tidy
mind
Time Out Of
Mind
( Bob Dylan song )
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a
computer
Too
clever
by half
Towel
head
( derogatory slang term referring to an Arab man )
Travel broadens the
mind
Uneasy lies the
head
that wears a crown
Upon your
head
be it
Vacation is a world where there are no locks on the doors or the
mind
or the body ( Club Med Resorts advertising slogan )
Weight off my
mind
Wet the baby's
head
What would you
think
if I sang out of tune ( The Beatles song lyric )
Whatever it is I
think
I see becomes a Tootsie Roll to me! ( Tootsie Rolls advertising slogan )
When you come to
think
of it
Whether you
think
you can, or you
think
you can't, you're right ( Henry Ford quotation )
Why don't you say what you really think?
Win by a
head
Yorkshire born in Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and weak in the
head
You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her
think
You would forget your
head
if it weren't screwed on