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get someone's neurons firing

idiom
Meaning

To stimulate brain action; to make someone think a lot.


Examples
SIMPLE

This puzzle really gets my neurons firing.

CONTEXTUAL

The professor asked a difficult question to get the students' neurons firing during the lecture.

COMPLEX

The complex philosophical debate served to get everyone's neurons firing, forcing them to reconsider their long-held beliefs about morality.

Anchors to
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  1. 01

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  5. 05

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  6. 06

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  7. 07

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

  8. 08

    be someone's to lose

    To be anticipated to be won by someone.

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