Phrasal verbs

verb, "to noodle" - means to mull over, think about, contemplate, ponder, puzzle over or brain-storm. e.g. OK-let’s all noodle on this and the other two, we can wrap on Tuesday when Jose is back. 1) "Jack, do we have a way to make gold from salt-water, yet?" "I don't think so, Bob. Let me noodle that one for a bit. I'll get back to you!"  2) Christy was struggling with her Powerpoint presentation, so she decided to take a break and noodle it.  3) The physics students were always noodling over one or another silly idea.

Fig.   to   understand   someone   or   something   that   someone   has   said.   (Usually   with  the   negative.)   I   can't   make   heads   or   tails   of   Fred.   No   one   can   make   heads   or  tails   of   this   problem. to   understand   something   The   way   the   document   was   worded   was   incredibly  complicated   -   no   one   could   make   heads   or   tails   out   of   it.

"Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument." by  Samuel Johnson

the most important aspects or practical details of a subject or situation. "let's  get down to the nitty-gritty  of finding a job"

1. Lacking in strength of character or purpose; ineffective; weak in willpower.  (Reduplication of washy, thin, watery, from wash.) He is just so wishy washy because he won't tell that girl what he wants in their relationship. 2. Someone who is flaky. Someone who is indecisive. Someone who changes their minds.