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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Kenny doesn’t think twice about stuffing furnishings from her treasure hunts into the back of her tiny Nissan Versa — she has been known to secure items with bungee cords — or repurposing everyday ephemera into something special. —

Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 Hopefully, this will make youngsters and their parents pause and think twice. —

Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 By integrating loyalty points as a payment option at the point of sale both online and in-store, consumers won’t have to think twice about tapping their digital wallet to redeem or selecting the points balance option online. —

Len Covello, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Nuclear weapons are seen primarily as a deterrent: Their enormous destructive power make a potential aggressor think twice about launching an attack. —

Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for think twice