A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

think of something • think over something
think of something —(also: think about something )
1
. concen-
trate one’s attention on smth.; reflect on smth.: I kept thinking
of Spain since that’s where we were supposed to go on tour.
2. regard smth. as having a particular quality or purpose: We
still tend to think of computers as powerful calculators, skilled
at mathematical processes. 3. remember smth.; call smth. to
mind: He often thought of the old farm where he lived before
being sent to England.
think over something —give smth. careful consideration
before making a decision, etc.: When he would not take a
refusal, I begged him to give me twenty four hours for think-
ing over the question.
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think of something

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think too much about oneself • think too much of
oneself
think too much about oneself —worry too much over one’s
own needs, etc.: What we call unnaturalness always has its
spring in a man’s thinking too much about himself.
think too much of oneself —have too high an opinion about
oneself: They reckoned we thought too much of ourselves, all
that education they said, and look what comes of it.
third class • third-rate
third class —
1
. (railway carriages) the class next below the
second: Ladies traveling alone would never have traveled third
class. Even ladies’ maids always traveled second. 2. the lowest
honors degree obtained from a British university: Some of my
best friends got a third class degree, and they’re amongst the
most successful people I know.
third-rate —decidedly poor in point of quality: Do you hon-
estly think Microsoft or Disney would hire a “third-rate”
lawyer from an “undistinguished firm”?