give someone something to think about
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]give (someone) something to think about
- (idiomatic) To threaten or provide a challenge to.
- 2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Arsenal were untroubled elsewhere, Forest's risk-averse gameplan making it a relatively easy night for their defenders until Awoniyi emerged after being out with injury since October, finally giving them something to think about.
Further reading
[edit]- “give (one) something to think about” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.