think twice
idiom
informal
: to think seriously about whether one really wants to do something before doing it
I'd think twice about/before quitting if I were you.
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Apple’s obsession with privacy and security is the reason most of us don’t think twice to scan our faces, store bank account information or share our real-time location via our phones.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Still, clients with issues before the government have to think twice before hiring Perkins Coie.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That being said, the games are rarely straightforward and often use wordplay, homophones and other techniques to make users think twice.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Margarita’s pitch may not have been too promising on its face, but when her grandma Gita (Galina Jovovich) doesn’t think twice about bursting into the frame to ask for a close-up, Nicol suspects the family would have a compelling backstory.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Still, clients with issues before the government have to think twice before hiring Perkins Coie.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
That being said, the games are rarely straightforward and often use wordplay, homophones and other techniques to make users think twice.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Margarita’s pitch may not have been too promising on its face, but when her grandma Gita (Galina Jovovich) doesn’t think twice about bursting into the frame to ask for a close-up, Nicol suspects the family would have a compelling backstory.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Think twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20twice. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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