Idioms

think better of something

This page is about the idiom think better of something

Meaning

If you think better of something, you decide not to do it even though you'd made plans to do it.

For example

  • Danny was going to drop out of university and become a travel writer. But he thought better of quitting his studies and decided to finish his course.

  • We were going to go to the beach, but we thought better of it when it started to rain.

Quick Quiz

June and Barry planned to take a cruise around the world. They thought better of it

a. and invited their friends as well

b. and couldn't wait to leave

c. and went to Spain instead
a) and invited their friends as well b) and couldn't wait to leave c) and went to Spain instead

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Contributor: Matt Errey