think twice (before doing something)

think twice (before doing something)
think twice (before doing something)
to consider carefully whether one should do something; to be cautious about doing something. •

You should think twice before quitting your job.

That's a serious decision, and you should certainly think twice.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • think — 1 /TINk/ past tense and past participle thought verb 1 OPINION/BELIEF (T) to have an opinion or belief about something: think (that): I think that she should have paid the money back. | Harry thought it was a lousy idea. | I didn t think anyone… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • twice — [[t]twa͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv, ADV n If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind. He visited me twice that fall and called me on the telephone often... The government has twice declined to back the …   English dictionary

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