I genuinely believe we can win the match tonight.

I’m uncertain about whether I want to invest in your business or not, but I’ll give it some thought.

Keep in mind that there are often delays to flights during bad weather.

It’s common knowledge that Jane is looking for a new job.

My teenage son hasn’t yet grasped the importance of revising for exams.

I take the view that we are all responsible for our own actions.

It’s a foregone conclusion that Jaime will win the race.

I’m not quite sure what I’m going to do, but I’ve got a rough idea.

I don’t subscribe to the theory that nature and nurture are of equal significance, but it is now a widespread belief.

Opinions are divided as to whether mothers of young children should go out to work or not, but it is my firm conviction that different things suit different families.

Metaphors of thinking:

We can discuss thinking laterally, which means approaching a problem in an imaginative and original way rather than using a traditional approach.

We can say someone has a fertile imagination, meaning they produce lots of original and interesting ideas.

We can wrestle with a problem, struggling to find a solution.

We can have a nagging doubt, an unpleasant feeling of doubt that will not go away.

We can also talk about something fueling speculation, encouraging people to consider that something may be true.

Sometimes people jump to conclusions, guessing the facts about a situation without having enough information.