Excuse Plan Sth Meaning One's Imagination Story Synonym

Meaning: to use one's imagination to come up with something like an excuse, a name, a plan, or a story

• think up sth The boss wants me to work on Sunday mornings, but I'll have to think up an excuse because I love sleeping in on Sundays.
  
  
• think sth up We need a good name for our new computer game. Do you think you could help us think one up?
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with think up: excuse, reason, explanation, name, title, story, plot, plan, scheme