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Sentence #291065

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 Dejo Dejo February 18, 2011 February 18, 2011 at 4:41:59 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

adopted and changed. The idiom is "to think better of* it"

marafon marafon August 9, 2020 August 9, 2020 at 7:35:13 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

to accept ?

Dejo Dejo August 9, 2020 August 9, 2020 at 8:27:09 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks marafon!

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➜ #112611彼はその申し出を受け入れるつもりだったが思い直しやめた。

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He was going accept the offer, but thought better it.

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He was going accept the offer, but thought better of it.

edited by Dejo, February 18, 2011
➜ #759781Er wollte das Angebot annehmen, hat es sich aber dann anders überlegt.

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➜ #759789Él iba a aceptar la oferta, pero se lo pensó mejor.

linked by Shishir, February 18, 2011
He was going to accept the offer, but thought better of it.

edited by Dejo, August 9, 2020