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

Put simply: China should dominate supplies of things the world needs, to make its adversaries think twice about using tariffs or trying to cut China off. —David Pierson, New York Times, 10 May 2025

Conventional deterrence refers to non-nuclear military capabilities that would make an enemy think twice about invading. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025

Denver wide receivers coach Keary Colbert was on hand for his pro day, and he’s got the kind of speed and vertical ability to give Bo Nix and company another weapon that makes defenses think twice about the deep ball. —Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025

From getting together with friends for a Koreatown karaoke pregame to enjoying Chinese takeout on your couch, don’t think twice about cracking open a cold Lunar. —Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for think twice

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