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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And above all, build a culture where employees think twice before clicking on suspicious emails.
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Liberal and performing arts majors, for example, should think twice about borrowing hundreds of thousands in student loans if their median salary within five years of graduation is approximately $38,000.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 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
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Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Liberal and performing arts majors, for example, should think twice about borrowing hundreds of thousands in student loans if their median salary within five years of graduation is approximately $38,000.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 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
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 12 Sep. 2025.
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