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.

Examples of think twice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s not nothing, but also puts into perspective how AI use compares to other daily activities that people may not think twice about. —Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Jan. 2026

Also, think twice before blocking or unfollowing. —Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 15 Jan. 2026

His and Pete Hegseth’s Department of War has, twice, demonstrated a capacity for combined arms that must make others think twice before contemplating taking on the Big Dog. —Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026

So for example, if inflation is really out of control, one of the best things to do is to raise interest rates really high so people think twice before buying, starting a business, financing things. —Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for think twice

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss