balk at the idea (of something)

To indignantly reject or recoil from a given idea, topic, or suggestion. He balked at the idea of reducing the number of staff to pay for an increase to the executives' pay.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hossein	-	Persian
Francis	['fra:nsis]
Masami	mah-sah-mee	Japanese
Jani	YAH-nee (Finnish)	Finnish, Hungarian
Hooper	['hu:pə]
Signe	SEENG-ne (Swedish, Norwegian), SEE-ne (Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish