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think twice about something — think twice (about (something)) to consider something more carefully. You may want to think twice before buying one of California s new earthquake insurance policies. Usage notes: often used as a warning, and sometimes used in the form think… … New idioms dictionary
think twice about — think twice (about (something)) to consider something more carefully. You may want to think twice before buying one of California s new earthquake insurance policies. Usage notes: often used as a warning, and sometimes used in the form think… … New idioms dictionary
think twice about about doing something — think ˈtwice about sth/about doing sth idiom to think carefully before deciding to do sth • You should think twice about employing someone you ve never met. Main entry: ↑thinkidiom … Useful english dictionary
think twice — (about (something)) to consider something more carefully. You may want to think twice before buying one of California s new earthquake insurance policies. Usage notes: often used as a warning, and sometimes used in the form think twice before… … New idioms dictionary
think twice — verb consider and reconsider carefully (Freq. 1) Think twice before you have a child • Hypernyms: ↑consider, ↑debate, ↑moot, ↑turn over, ↑deliberate • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
think twice — ► to think very carefully about something before taking a decision: think twice about sth/about doing sth/before doing sth »High fuel prices had caused car buyers to think twice about buying full size sport utility vehicles. Main Entry: ↑think … Financial and business terms
think — think1 W1S1 [θıŋk] v past tense and past participle thought [θo:t US θo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(opinion/belief)¦ 2¦(use your mind)¦ 3¦(have an idea)¦ 4¦(remember)¦ 5¦(consider somebody/something)¦ 6 think of/about doing something 7 think twice 8 think… … Dictionary of contemporary English
think better of — HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT, think twice about, think again about, change one s mind about; reconsider, decide against; informal get cold feet about. → think * * * phrasal : to reconsider and make a better decision started to protest but thought… … Useful english dictionary
twice — [[t]twa͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv, ADV n If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind. He visited me twice that fall and called me on the telephone often... The government has twice declined to back the … English dictionary
think — I UK [θɪŋk] / US verb Word forms think : present tense I/you/we/they think he/she/it thinks present participle thinking past tense thought UK [θɔːt] / US [θɔt] past participle thought *** Get it right: think: The verb think is rarely used with an … English dictionary