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Meanings of mental gears in English

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Usage of mental gears in English
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I could almost see his mental gears clicking that idea around.
Quarter share: a trader's tale from the golden age of the solar ...
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She could almost see his mental gears turning, notch by notch.
Acts of faith
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I tried to shift mental gears, to keep up with the change in subject.
Storm front
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I had to change mental gears at the unexpected opening.
Dead as a doornail
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For a minute, Dale could not shift mental gears.
A Winter Haunting
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Lloyd blinked and tried to shift his mental gears, feeling naked and on the defensive.
The stand
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I blinked and tried to change mental gears.
Ghost Story
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The Realtor shrugged expansively, his mental gears whirring.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
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More befuddlement, shifting of mental gears.
Anvil of stars
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I thought he was changing mental gears, dismissing his childhood, and opened my mouth to ask him about Grant Kilbert.
Magic terror: seven tales
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I could almost hear that machine, 90,000 miles away, grinding its mental gears, adding this new bit of data.
The Forever War
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"Ah?" Honor cocked an eyebrow, and mental gears meshed as she dropped into her captain's persona.
Field of Dishonor
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Mental gears across language varieties
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