think twice

1. Reconsider something, weigh something carefully, as in I've got to think twice before spending that much on a car . [Late 1800s]

2. not think twice . Take no notice, not worry about, as in She didn't think twice about flying off to Europe with a day's notice . [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the recent return of larger groups would send a "clear message" to "think twice" about travelling to the UK illegally.

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They didn’t think twice about climbing inside and belting out a few bars of the Star-Spangled Banner.

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But beyond George Carlin’s seven dirty words, I can think of at least a dozen other words—mostly adolescent playground insults—that we’re all forced to think twice before saying.

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"We're used to having high fences and security guards; we don't really think twice about it," says one member of the Heaton Park community.

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About two-thirds of respondents also said wildfires in the Mediterranean area would not make them think twice about holidaying there.

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