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
Esperanza	es-pe-RAHN-thah (Spanish), es-pe-RAHN-sah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Philibert	-	French
Goddard	['gɔdə:d]
Sarnai	-	Mongolian
Hrei&Eth;Arr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Peer	-	Danish, Norwegian, Swedish