Matching Pairs c1 thinking and learningOnline version match the words with their definition by CRISTINA BADEA 1 think through 2 mull over 3 come (a)round (to 4 not see the wood for the trees 5 take in 6 swot up (on) 7 have your wits about you 8 split hairs 9 figure out 10 hit upon 11 brush up (on) 12 quick/slow on the uptake argue or worry about very small details or differences that are not important be able to think quickly and make sensible decisions practise or improve your skills or knowledge of something study sth very hard, especially for an examination think carefully about something over a period of time be able to understand sth or solve a problem; understand what s.o is like and why they behave in the way they do suddenly have an idea; discover sth by change change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them taking a very short/long time to understand or realise something consider the facts about something in an organised and thorough way used for saying that someone cannot understand what is important in a situation because they are thinking too much about small details understand and remember something that you hear or read; accept something as real or true; trick someone into believing something that is not true