someone's train of thought

someone's train of thought
someone's train of thought
Fig. someone's pattern of thinking or sequence of ideas; what one was just thinking about. (See also lose one's train of thought.) •

My train of thought is probably not as clear as it should be.

I cannot seem to follow your train of thought on this matter. Will you explain it a little more carefully, please?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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