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second thoughts
second thought
noun
1.
Often,
second thoughts.
reservation about a previous action, position,
decision
, judgment, or the like:
He had second thoughts about his decision.
Idioms
2.
on second thought,
after reconsideration:
On second thought, I don't think I'll go.
Also,
sec·ond-thought.
Origin:
1625–35
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second thought
—
n
(
usually plural
) a revised opinion or idea on a matter already considered
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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