Think twice meaning in English

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Definition

to think twice (about sthg, before doing sthg): to consider carefully, to reflect carefully (about sthg, before doing sthg) idiom

Examples

"I hope my report will make you think twice about Miss Bliss' value to this company."

Exercise 1

Miss Stake hopes that her report will make Bruno think twice about Susie's value to the company.

What does she mean by this?

She wants Bruno to question Susie about her actions.

She wants Bruno to carefully read and re-read her report.

She wants Bruno to re-evaluate Susie's place at the company.

She wants Bruno to seriously consider her report.

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Miss Stake hopes that her report will make Bruno think twice about Susie's value to the company.

What does she mean by this?

She wants Bruno to question Susie about her actions.

Fiona is not suggesting that Bruno question Susie. She wants Bruno to re-think Susie's place in the company.

She wants Bruno to carefully read and re-read her report.

Fiona is not suggesting that Bruno re-read her report. She wants Bruno to re-think Susie's place in the company.

She wants Bruno to re-evaluate Susie's place at the company.

The expression "to think twice about something" means to re-think or re-evaluate something. The idiom can be used in several different contexts. Here, when Fiona writes that she hopes Bruno will think twice about Susie's place in the company, she is encouraging Bruno to re-think or re-examine Susie's position. The idiom can also serve as a warning: "you'd better think twice about firing me" is a suggestion to be cautious about something.

She wants Bruno to seriously consider her report.

Fiona is not suggesting that Bruno seriously consider her report. She wants Bruno to re-think Susie's place in the company.

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