give pause

give pause
{v. phr.} To cause you to stop and think; make you doubt or worry. * /The heavy monthly payments gave Mr. Smith pause in his plans to buy a new car./ * /The bad weather gave Miss Carter pause about driving to New York City./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • give pause — To cause to hesitate • • • Main Entry: ↑pause * * * give (someone) pause (also give (someone) pause for thought) : to cause (someone) to stop and think about something carefully or to have doubts about something I was going to ask her for help,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • give pause to — ► give pause (or give pause for thought) to cause to stop and think before doing something. Main Entry: ↑pause …   English terms dictionary

  • give pause for thought — ► give pause (or give pause for thought) to cause to stop and think before doing something. Main Entry: ↑pause …   English terms dictionary

  • give pause — give (someone) pause to cause someone to stop and think carefully. Surviving a serious car wreck is an experience that really gives you pause …   New idioms dictionary

  • give pause to — cause one to stop and think His problems should give you pause to think a little more carefully about what you do …   Idioms and examples

  • give pause — {v. phr.} To cause you to stop and think; make you doubt or worry. * /The heavy monthly payments gave Mr. Smith pause in his plans to buy a new car./ * /The bad weather gave Miss Carter pause about driving to New York City./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give\ pause — v. phr. To cause you to stop and think; make you doubt or worry. The heavy monthly payments gave Mr. Smith pause in his plans to buy a new car. The bad weather gave Miss Carter pause about driving to New York City …   Словарь американских идиом

  • give pause — idi to cause to hesitate or reconsider, as from surprise or doubt …   From formal English to slang

  • pause — ► NOUN 1) a temporary stop in action or speech. 2) Music a mark ( ) over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount. ► VERB ▪ stop temporarily. ● give pause (or give pause for thought) to Cf. ↑give pause to …   English terms dictionary

  • give someone pause (for thought) — phrase to make someone think carefully about something a report that should give pause to supporters of the death penalty Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry: pause …   Useful english dictionary

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