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gen. toy with the thought (Anglophile); toy with an idea (Koltun); entertain the thought (SirReal); be looking to do (4uzhoj); contemplate (о чём-либо: And this is an important consideration, perhaps the most important consideration for the novelist contemplating the film version of his or her book: publicity. • Pabst's advise to those contemplating building a house is to think with your head as well as your heart. Stas-Soleil); flirt with the notion of doing something (что-то сделать Wakeful dormouse); mean (I have been meaning to redecorate the place Nrml Kss); consider (doing something Побеdа); consider (doing something)
Gruzovik, inf. intend to
inf. have half a mind (сделать что-либо); intend (to); think (about something / о чём-либо); consider (something / о чём-либо); nibble at the idea (He nibbled at the idea of changing careers [=he thought briefly about changing careers], but decided against it in the end. VLZ_58); have a good mind (что-либо сделать SirReal); think of (CityCat); toy with the idea (For a time he had toyed with the idea/notion of becoming a doctor. VLZ_58); think of (with inf. or o); think about (with inf. or o)
Makarov. flirt with an idea (о чём-либо)
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Contextual meaning1
General13
Idiomatic3
Makarov10
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