have second thoughts

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Verb

have second thoughts (third-person singular simple present has second thoughts, present participle having second thoughts, simple past and past participle had second thoughts)

(idiomatic) To change one's opinion, or be uneasy about a previous decision.
At first it seemed a good idea, but now it's getting close I'm having second thoughts.

Related terms

on second thought

Translations

to change one's opinion

Catalan: reconsiderar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 重新考慮／重新考虑 (chóngxīn kǎolǜ)
Dutch: bedenkingen hebben
Finnish: tulla toisiin ajatuksiin
French: hésiter (fr)
Hungarian: meggondolja magát (hu)
Italian: ripensarci
Polish: bić się z myślami (pl) impf
Portuguese: reconsiderar (pt)
Spanish: dudar (es)

See also

get cold feet

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