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to get creative juices flowing

to get creative juices flowing

2 6.8
Help your mind start thinking of new ideas
  • phrasal verb
  • Informal
: despertar la creatividad
  • I hope this gets the creative juices flowing for you this week.
  • get creative juices flowing

Examples

  • But just because creativity doesn't come as easily to me doesn't mean I can't try to get my creative juices flowing.

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  • This always helps to stimulate ideas and get the creative juices flowing.

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  • Here are ten questions to get your creative juices flowing.

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  • This will help you get some creative juices flowing for your own website design.

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  • Get your creative juices flowing!

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  • I hope that our healthy switches help to get your creative juices flowing!

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  • If these don't get your creative juices flowing, I'm not sure what will!

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  • It can help get those creative juices flowing and add a little color to your prose.

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  • Also, if you'd like, you can sign up for me to send you writing prompts throughout November to help get those creative juices flowing.

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  • Listening to happy music can actually get the creative juices flowing.

Synonyms

to find inspiration
vsto get creative juices flowing
19 4.2

To get ideas that make you want to create or act

activates internal creative thinking rather than finding outside ideas
to get (one's) juices flowing
vsto get creative juices flowing
  • Informal
7.9

To feel more energetic and creative and ready to work or think

focuses only on activating creative thinking rather than general energy

Antonyms

to stifle innovation
3 6.8

Prevent new ideas and methods from growing in a company or group

to suffocate someone's creativity
1 7.2

Stop someone from thinking of new ideas

How Creative

to get creative juices flowing
  • Informal
2 6.8
to inspire
980 3.2
to spark
216 3.4

Surface Forms

get creative juices flowing infinitive
got creative juices flowing past
got creative juices flowing past participle
getting creative juices flowing present participle
gets creative juices flowing third person singular

Morphology

get + creative + juice + flow

The phrase uses transparent elements ('get' = cause, 'creative' = relating to creativity, 'flowing' = moving freely) so a learner can infer it means initiating creative activity, but the metaphorical use of 'juices' (as mental energy/inspiration) is not literal and may be unfamiliar. Because the central image ('creative juices') is an idiomatic metaphor that varies cross-linguistically, a B1 learner who knows the words may guess the general idea but would likely not fully predict the conventional sense without prior exposure.

Etymology

Get creative juices flowing paints a simple picture: imagine squeezing a ripe fruit so the juices pour out and move easily, like energy or ideas starting to flow. So it means 'to stimulate creativity' and help new ideas come.