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Usare la materia grigia

To use one's grey matter

Literal Translation

"To use the grey matter"

What it means

To think hard and use one's intelligence to solve a problem.

Example in context

"Questo problema richiede di usare un po' di materia grigia."

"This problem requires using a bit of grey matter."

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