give food for thought

give somebody food for thought

to make someone think seriously about something What you've suggested has certainly given me food for thought.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Placide	-	French
Dorotea	do-ro-TE-ah (Italian, Spanish), DO-ro-te-ah (Finnish)	Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Croatian
Bertram	['bə:trəm]
Mcpherson	[mək'fɜ:sn]
Perig	-	Breton
Warren	['wɔrən]