give a second thought to
idiom
: to worry about
—used in negative statements
Don't give a second thought to that broken vase.
Examples of give a second thought to in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
With the abundance of food in America, few people give a second thought to eating summer produce in the middle of winter.
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Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2016
Siblings united, and consumed by guilt Roy doesn't give a second thought to flying out and missing son Connor's (Alan Ruck) boat wedding to Willa (Justine Lupe), which the siblings dutifully attend.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
Chelsea’s buyers don’t even need to give a second thought to that.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
People would think differently about, or at least give a second thought to, evicting someone based on their trans identity.
—ELLE, 9 Mar. 2022
And a visit to Brazil’s beaches and parks will confirm that there are plenty of overweight men and women who feel very comfortable with their bodies and do not give a second thought to wearing bikinis or sungas, the Brazilian version of a Speedo.
—Jack Nicas, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2022
In that era, most foreigners didn’t give a second thought to surveillance.
—Jennifer Conrad, Wired, 6 Feb. 2022
Stock is relatively inexpensive to buy in the store, so many of us don’t give a second thought to making our own.
—Marshall Bright, CNN Underscored, 31 July 2020
These are everyday sights and sounds that most people don’t give a second thought to.
—Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2018
Science & Food, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2016
Siblings united, and consumed by guilt Roy doesn't give a second thought to flying out and missing son Connor's (Alan Ruck) boat wedding to Willa (Justine Lupe), which the siblings dutifully attend.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
Chelsea’s buyers don’t even need to give a second thought to that.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022
People would think differently about, or at least give a second thought to, evicting someone based on their trans identity.
—ELLE, 9 Mar. 2022
And a visit to Brazil’s beaches and parks will confirm that there are plenty of overweight men and women who feel very comfortable with their bodies and do not give a second thought to wearing bikinis or sungas, the Brazilian version of a Speedo.
—Jack Nicas, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2022
In that era, most foreigners didn’t give a second thought to surveillance.
—Jennifer Conrad, Wired, 6 Feb. 2022
Stock is relatively inexpensive to buy in the store, so many of us don’t give a second thought to making our own.
—Marshall Bright, CNN Underscored, 31 July 2020
These are everyday sights and sounds that most people don’t give a second thought to.
—Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2018
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