mull it over
Think it through
To mull something over is to think about it carefully and at length, turning it over in your mind before deciding: I need a few days to mull it over.
The phrase suggests unhurried consideration rather than quick judgment.
You mull over job offers, relationship decisions, or any choice deserving reflection.
- ponderThink deeply about
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
- reflectReturn light or thought
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
think it through · chew on · sleep on it · weigh · consider · think through · brood · meditate · digest · stew · sit on it · sit with · pause · take your time · hesitate · cogitate · noodle · marinate
- decisionschoice, make a decision, choices, yes, no
- deliberationdeliberation, consideration, ponder, contemplate, weighing
- Thinking phrasesI think, I believe, in my opinion, I wonder, I suppose
- problem-solvingproblem solving, puzzles, riddles, logic, solutions
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
mull it overjump to conclusions
Judge before full understanding
shoot from the hip · wing it · rush to judgment · think on your feet
mull it overpay no mind
To deliberately ignore
ignore · disregard · brush it off · brush aside · shrug it off