think better of

1. Reconsider, change one's mind about, as in I hope you'll think better of it before you quit your job. [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

Without time to think better of it, I found myself in the driver’s seat of my own car, pulling out onto the track.

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Then, just as Dunn was turning to leave, he seemed to think better of it.

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Khan went on for a minute about a vexing old record deal then seemed wisely to think better of that.

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Maybe you’ll see the tests laid out ahead and think better of it.

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But then in a change of heart that wasn’t what you’d expect from one of Australia’s most fearsome predators, he appeared to think better of it.

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