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think better of someone or something

to raise one's opinion of someone or something. I think better of him since I saw how well he does in the sales meetings. I hope that you will think better of the plan now.

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I think better of you for looking steadily to the needful. The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context Think better of it, Barbara, and pay no more heed to foolish advice and calumny, but read your book again, and read it with attention. Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context Often enough when the first of the month came round and I applied to him for my wage, he would only blow through his nose at me and stare me down, but before the week was out he was sure to think better of it, bring me my four-penny piece, and repeat his orders to look out for "the seafaring man with one leg. Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context			thicken thicken up thicker thief thin thin down thin on top thin out thin-skinned thing thing or two thing you don't want is dear at any price Things are looking up Things are seldom what they seem things getting you down? things have come to a pretty pass Things will work out think think a lot of think about think again think ahead think are God's gift to women think back think before doing think better of think better of it think big think fit for think for think hung the moon think inside the box think little of think long and hard think nothing of think nothing of doing Think nothing of it think of think on think on feet think out think out loud think outside the box think over think positive think straight think the sun rises and sets on think the sun shines out arse think the world of think through think to			think a great deal of think a lot of think about think about think about think about Think About It Think About That Think About the Scene Think About You THINK AGAIN think ahead think ahead think ahead of time Think and Link think anxiously think are God's gift to women Think Attack think back think back think back think back to Think Before Act think before doing Think Before Reading; Think While Reading; Think After Reading Think Before You Act Think Before You Drive Think Before You Speak Think Before You Type think better think better of think better of it think big think big think big think big Think Big Work Small Think Big, Start Small THINK C think carefully Think Class Library Think College Now think credible Think Customers First think deeply Think Different Think Differently think factory Think First for Kids think fit think fit think fit think fit think fit think fit for think for think for think for think for Think for Yourself Think for Yourself, Question Authority

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