took stock
Weighed the situation
Took stock means paused to assess or evaluate a situation before proceeding.
The expression comes from the literal sense of inventorying goods in a shop or warehouse, but it now applies to any careful consideration of circumstances, resources, or options.
After the merger fell through, the CEO took stock of the company's position.
She took stock of her life and decided to make some changes.
- assessJudge worth or quality
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- reconsiderThink about something anew
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
review · big picture · retrospection · audit · examine · appraise · contemplation · inspect · surveyed · stocktaking · cataloging · sized up · hard look · deliberation · soul searching · counting · tallying · measuring
took stockturned a blind eye
Feigned unawareness deliberately
buried one's head in the sand · disregarded · overlooked · looked the other way · dismissed
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