Telekinetic

My friend was using their telekinetic powers to do math on an abacus. They offered me a turn but I declined. It's the thought that counts Idiom taken literally figurative it's the thought that counts (idiom) Good intentions or effort matter more than the outcome or gift itself. literal thought (telekinesis) that counts (does math) The mental/telekinetic power is literally performing the counting or mathematical operations on the abacus. The phrase 'it's the thought that counts' (meaning good intentions matter) is reinterpreted literally because the friend was literally using thoughts (telekinesis) to do the counting/math. .