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to give somebody pause (for thought)
[give] pause (for thought|)to give somebody pause (for thought)
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to cause someone to stop and think carefully about something, often because it raises doubts or presents something unexpected
Beispiele
The sudden change in plans gave her pause for thought.
His question gave me pause, and I reconsidered my decision.
