give (one) pause for thought

To cause one to take a moment to consider something. I'd love to buy a house, but the fact that I'd have to completely deplete my savings account to do it gives me pause for thought.

give (somebody) pause for ˈthought

give (somebody) ˈpause

(formal) make somebody think seriously about something or hesitate before doing something: His remarks on the conditions in our prisons gave me pause for thought. Until that moment I’d never realized things were so bad.

词组	give (one) pause for thought
释义	give (one) pause for thought give (one) pause for thought To cause one to take a moment to consider something. I'd love to buy a house, but the fact that I'd have to completely deplete my savings account to do it gives me pause for thought. See also: give, pause, thought Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give (somebody) pause for ˈthought , give (somebody) ˈpause (formal) make somebody think seriously about something or hesitate before doing something: His remarks on the conditions in our prisons gave me pause for thought. Until that moment I’d never realized things were so bad. See also: give, pause, thought Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: give pause for thought give pause to (one) give pause to someone give (one) pause give pause pause your other half (one's) other half if I had (some monetary unit) for every (something), I'd be rich! I'd as leave do
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