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second thought
noun
- Often second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like:
He had second thoughts about his decision.
second thought
noun
- usually plural a revised opinion or idea on a matter already considered
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of second thought1
Idioms and Phrases
- on second thought, after reconsideration:
On second thought, I don't think I'll go.
Example Sentences
"Maybe when I was young I wouldn't give it a second thought, but I think it does change your attitude," she added.
Three years later, with less than half of the 1,716-acre project completed, dozens of companies interested in leasing the land are having second thoughts.
Here, nobody gives a second thought to the fact that J茅r茅mie is queer.
鈥淔irefighters and first responders put their lives on the line without a second thought to protect California communities from the devastating Southern California fires,鈥 Padilla said in a statement.
More than a few insisted that the KKK in 1920s Orange County wasn鈥檛 as bad as in the South, which was such an O.C. response that I didn鈥檛 give it a second thought.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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