To Use / Exercise / Have Common Sense means to make the same reasonable decisions that a normal, logical person under normal circumstances would be expected to make. Common sense is often discussed in the negative, i.e. when somebody acted with a lack of it and the action ended badly.
Example:
#1) Why did you throw rocks at a beehive? Don't you have any common sense?
#2) The man yelled at a policeman. After he is released from prison, he will exercise more common sense.
#3) He rode a motorcycle without a helmet and was paralyzed in a crash. He didn't use common sense.
#4) Anyone with good common sense can run a business.
To Think Things Through means thinking about the consequences of an action before taking it. Again, it's often used in the negative when we're aware that it didn't happen.
Example:
#1) He obviously didn't think things through because now his girlfriend's sister is pregnant.
#2) When she got a tattoo of the devil on her face, she clearly hadn't thought things through.
#3) Before I make a decision, I need to sit calmly and think things through.
To Use Your Best Judgement means thinking about and making the best possible decision. It is often used as an imperative (an order to someone else).
Example:
#1) I won't tell you who to marry, but please use your best judgement.
#2) I can only use my best judgement when I'm not emotionally involved in the situation.
To Carefully Consider Something / To Consider Something Carefully means to make a decision logically, examining all of the details. It is the same as thinking carefully.
Example:
#1) I carefully considered their offer and finally decided that I would be happier working somewhere else.
#2) This isn't an easy decision and I have to consider it carefully.
Example:
#1) Why did you throw rocks at a beehive? Don't you have any common sense?
#2) The man yelled at a policeman. After he is released from prison, he will exercise more common sense.
#3) He rode a motorcycle without a helmet and was paralyzed in a crash. He didn't use common sense.
#4) Anyone with good common sense can run a business.
To Think Things Through means thinking about the consequences of an action before taking it. Again, it's often used in the negative when we're aware that it didn't happen.
Example:
#1) He obviously didn't think things through because now his girlfriend's sister is pregnant.
#2) When she got a tattoo of the devil on her face, she clearly hadn't thought things through.
#3) Before I make a decision, I need to sit calmly and think things through.
To Use Your Best Judgement means thinking about and making the best possible decision. It is often used as an imperative (an order to someone else).
Example:
#1) I won't tell you who to marry, but please use your best judgement.
#2) I can only use my best judgement when I'm not emotionally involved in the situation.
To Carefully Consider Something / To Consider Something Carefully means to make a decision logically, examining all of the details. It is the same as thinking carefully.
Example:
#1) I carefully considered their offer and finally decided that I would be happier working somewhere else.
#2) This isn't an easy decision and I have to consider it carefully.
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