I need some time to chew on your idea.
chew on
idiomTo consider, to ponder.
The manager asked the team to chew on the new proposal before they meet again on Friday.
After the professor presented the complex theory, the students sat in silence to chew on the implications of his research.
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bite off more than one can chew
To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
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chew off
To reprimand, to scold
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chew the cud
To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
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chew the meat and spit out the bones
To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
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chew the scenery
To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
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chew up
To ruin (especially land), by digging.
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walk and chew gum at the same time
To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time; to exhibit basic competence or task-management skills.