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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When everything works, the average traveler doesn’t think twice about what keeps systems running smoothly.
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Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In other words, an adversary should think twice about a nuclear strike against the United States because the US would launch an overwhelming nuclear attack in response.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
The bond between the two households has become so seamless that even the school bus drivers don’t think twice when the kids get off at either house.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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Pavel Bykov, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In other words, an adversary should think twice about a nuclear strike against the United States because the US would launch an overwhelming nuclear attack in response.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
The bond between the two households has become so seamless that even the school bus drivers don’t think twice when the kids get off at either house.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for think twice
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“Think twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20twice. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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