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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If a site offers to save your details for future use, think twice before accepting.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Western travelers might think twice before making Rossiya their choice for a maiden 747 flight, because of difficulties traveling to Moscow, the danger of errant missiles like the ones that destroyed an Embraer ERJ-190 operated by Azerbaijani Air in December, and global sanctions on Russia.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
But anyone who thinks the egregious, and obvious, failures of both local and state government, which are legion, can be solved simply by installing an opposite-party alternative should think twice about that.
—Matthew Specktor, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Attacks on large aid agencies can draw headlines that make even warring parties think twice, in part because their arms suppliers come under intense pressure.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Western travelers might think twice before making Rossiya their choice for a maiden 747 flight, because of difficulties traveling to Moscow, the danger of errant missiles like the ones that destroyed an Embraer ERJ-190 operated by Azerbaijani Air in December, and global sanctions on Russia.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
But anyone who thinks the egregious, and obvious, failures of both local and state government, which are legion, can be solved simply by installing an opposite-party alternative should think twice about that.
—Matthew Specktor, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Attacks on large aid agencies can draw headlines that make even warring parties think twice, in part because their arms suppliers come under intense pressure.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Think twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20twice. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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