Emotions & feelings
can't think straight
be unable to think clearly
If you can't think straight, you are too tired, hungry, worried, or upset to think clearly or make sensible decisions.
Hear it in real life
Why did you order three desserts?
I was starving and couldn't think straight.
I was so tired after the night shift that I couldn't think straight.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can't think in a straight way.
Say: I can't think straight.
Use the fixed phrase "think straight," not the word-for-word form "think in a straight way."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
can't think straight; couldn't think straight
Your turn: say it out loud
I was so tired after the night shift that I couldn't think straight.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't think straight
be unable to think clearly
“I was so tired after the night shift that I couldn't think straight.”
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