think twice

think twice
verb
consider and reconsider carefully (Freq. 1)
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Think twice before you have a child

Hypernyms: ↑consider, ↑debate, ↑moot, ↑turn over, ↑deliberate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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I
consider a course of action carefully before embarking on it
II
see think

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think twice
informal : to think seriously about whether you really want to do something before you do it

I'd think twice about/before doing that if I were you.

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Main Entry:think
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think twice — see think, 1
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Main Entry:twice

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