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.

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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]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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