give pause for thought
1give pause for thought — ► give pause (or give pause for thought) to cause to stop and think before doing something. Main Entry: ↑pause …
2give (someone) pause (for thought) — formal if something gives you pause, it is surprising or worrying and it makes you think more carefully about something. It was a tragedy which gave us all pause for thought …
3give (somebody) pause for thought — give (sb) ˈpause idiom (BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought) (formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth • Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause …
4give 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 …
5give someone pause (for thought) — cause someone to think carefully or hesitate before doing something. → pause …
6give pause to — ► give pause (or give pause for thought) to cause to stop and think before doing something. Main Entry: ↑pause …
7give 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,… …
8pause — ► 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 …
9give (somebody) pause — give (sb) ˈpause idiom (BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought) (formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth • Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause …
10pause — pause1 W3 [po:z US po:z] v 1.) to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again pause for ▪ She paused for a moment. ▪ He paused for breath , then continued up the hill. ▪ No, he replied, without pausing for thought .… …
