give\ it\ some\ thought

give\ it\ some\ thought
v. phr.
To wait and see; consider something after some time has elapsed.

"Will you buy my car?" Fred asked. "Let me give it some thought," Jim answered.

Contrast: sleep on

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • give it some thought — contemplate on it, consider in, reflect on it …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • give thought to — {v. phr.} To consider; think about. * /Have you given any thought to the question of how to sell Grandpa s old house?/ Contrast: GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give thought to — {v. phr.} To consider; think about. * /Have you given any thought to the question of how to sell Grandpa s old house?/ Contrast: GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • give\ thought\ to — v. phr. To consider; think about. Have you given any thought to the question of how to sell Grandpa s old house? Contrast: give it some thought …   Словарь американских идиом

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