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makes you think

makes you think phrase: used to acknowledge or invite reflection about an event (sometimes facetiously).

Phrase

makes you think

  1. Used to acknowledge or invite reflection about an event (sometimes facetiously).
    • Imagine, now, this irrepressible figure [Boris Johnson] transposed to the Group of 8 summit chamber, or with his finger on the nuclear button, or in the Downing Street equivalent of the White House Situation Room, deciding whether or not to send British troops to war. Makes you think, doesn’t it?2014 September 1, Matthew d’Ancona, “Boris Johnson’s Blond Ambition”, in New York Times

Questions about makes you think

What does makes you think mean?
Makes you think means used to acknowledge or invite reflection about an event (sometimes facetiously).
What part of speech is makes you think?
Makes you think is a phrase.

Words near makes you think in the dictionary

  1. makes way
  2. makes whole
  3. makes whoopee
  4. makes with
  5. makes wudu
  6. makes you think
  7. makeshift
  8. makeshiftiness
  9. makeshiftness
  10. makeshifts
  11. makeshifty

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