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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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.
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
In practical terms, becoming a porcupine means building up such national resilience that would-be aggressors think twice before engaging in an invasion that promises to be too costly to sustain.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
When vaccination is framed as just one option among many, parents might think twice about opting into a shot for their kid, Rupali Limaye, a health-communications scholar at George Mason University, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Breezy winds will blow across the Kansas City area Friday, but think twice before heading out to fly kites.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
In practical terms, becoming a porcupine means building up such national resilience that would-be aggressors think twice before engaging in an invasion that promises to be too costly to sustain.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
When vaccination is framed as just one option among many, parents might think twice about opting into a shot for their kid, Rupali Limaye, a health-communications scholar at George Mason University, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Breezy winds will blow across the Kansas City area Friday, but think twice before heading out to fly kites.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Think twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20twice. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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