penny for your thoughts
UK
- 1A friendly way to ask what someone is thinking when they seem quiet or far away.
Like gently tapping someone on the shoulder to ask what is on their mind.
You've been so quiet all evening. A penny for your thoughts?
She sat down beside him and gently asked, "Penny for your thoughts?"
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