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.
Rich and poor people.
The government has made a great effort to narrow the gap between the haves and have nots.