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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The popularity of Zhao’s tool might make developers think twice before using art without the artist’s consent.
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Garrison Lovely, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Stock traders are worried that potential weakness in the economy could make companies think twice before investing in the promising but still risky and unproven technology.
—David Goldman, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
If even a few sports teams, leagues, players, and fans were to use social media to call out the UAE’s contributions to Sudan’s crisis, the public embarrassment could make the UAE think twice about its policies.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
These guys make anyone think twice about running up the middle, possessing the size and skill to stop even the Big Ten’s burliest tailbacks.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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Garrison Lovely, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Stock traders are worried that potential weakness in the economy could make companies think twice before investing in the promising but still risky and unproven technology.
—David Goldman, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
If even a few sports teams, leagues, players, and fans were to use social media to call out the UAE’s contributions to Sudan’s crisis, the public embarrassment could make the UAE think twice about its policies.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
These guys make anyone think twice about running up the middle, possessing the size and skill to stop even the Big Ten’s burliest tailbacks.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Think twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20twice. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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