Give (one) pause for thought formal verb phrase
To cause one to take a moment to think seriously about something
You should leave her alone for a while and give her pause for thought.
I want buy car installment, but the high interest has given me pause for thought.
Is the result worth the effort we have to put into it?
To take something into consideration in a thorough way
To think or consider something seriously
to say or reply something without having thought about it or knowing whether it is corect
The verb "give" should be conjugated according to its tense.
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.