- double take
- ,double `take noun countdo a double taketo react after a slight pause, because you are surprised by what you have just seen or heard
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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double-take — 1922, from DOUBLE (Cf. double) + TAKE (Cf. take) … Etymology dictionary
double-take — double takes N COUNT If you do a double take when you see or hear something strange or surprising, you hesitate for a moment before reacting to it because you wonder if you really saw or heard it. I did a double take when I saw her. I wasn t even … English dictionary
double take — n do a double take to look at someone or something again because you are very surprised by what you saw or heard … Dictionary of contemporary English
double take — If someone does a double take, they react very slowly to something to show how shocked or surprised they are … The small dictionary of idiomes
double take — ► NOUN ▪ a delayed reaction to something unexpected … English terms dictionary
double take — ☆ double take n. a delayed reaction to some remark, situation, etc., in which there is at first unthinking acceptance and then startled surprise or a second glance as the real meaning or actual situation suddenly becomes clear: often used as a… … English World dictionary
Double Take — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Double Take (film, 1979), film américain de Richard Quine ; Double Take (film, 1997), film américain de Mark L. Lester ; Double Take, titre… … Wikipédia en Français
Double Take — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Die doppelte Nummer Originaltitel: Double Take Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2001 Länge: 88 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
