bend your mind to something

bend your mind to something
bend your mind/thoughts/to something phrase
to start to concentrate on something
Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym
Main entry: bend

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bend your ˈmind/ˈefforts to sth idiom
(formal) to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing
Main entry:bendidiom

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  • bend your thoughts to something — bend your mind/thoughts/to something phrase to start to concentrate on something Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: bend …   Useful english dictionary

  • bend your efforts to something — bend your ˈmind/ˈefforts to sth idiom (formal) to think very hard about or put a lot of effort into one particular thing Main entry: ↑bendidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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