Idiom: Give PauseCheck definitions of...givepauseMeaningsHow to pronounce "give pause":AU Your browser does not support the audio element. To give somebody cause for concern.Example Sentences1The profound quote made everyone in the room give pause and reflect.A-Z Proximitiesgive it the gungive noticegive one's allgive one's head a shakegive out give pause give someone a bloody nosegive someone a breakgive someone a handgive someone a hard timegive someone a piece of one's mindSimilar Idiomsgive pausehit pauseSimilar Phrasesgive a hanggive a hootgive awaygive backgive birthgive caregive chasegive eargive forthgive full measuregive ingive it a trygive it a whirlgive noticegive offgive or takegive outgive risegive suckgive thanks