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Lesson 10
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT
思い止まる・思い止まらせる
（おもいとどまる・おもいとどまらせる）
Sometimes a course of action that sounds like a good idea at first seems less attractive upon further reflection. The verb 思い止まる（おもいとどまる）indicates a change of heart. 思い止まる is a compound verb that is formed from the verb 思う（おもう= [think] and 止まる(とどまる)= [stop].
If you want to bring about a change of someone else’s mind or heart, then use the transitive form of the verb, 思い止まらせる（おもいとどまらせる). A closely related word is 抑止 する (よくし する）or “to deter”
