think again

phrase

informal
used to say that what someone believes, expects, etc., is not true or will not happen
If you think you can get away with this, think again.

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Vehicles and Vanity Plates Before slapping on that back-window decal or registering for a vanity plate, think again—and not just about aesthetics. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 June 2026 China is proving to be an unreliable friend to Iran in this moment of crisis, and any authoritarian regime that’s counting on Beijing as its backstop should think again. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 If that doesn’t sound like a Hollywood story, well, think again. Peter Larsen, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026 For anyone who thought Celebrini would now be past the disappointment of losing the men’s hockey gold medal game, think again. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for think again

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“Think again.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20again. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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