do a double take



do a double take

to react with surprise; to have to look twice to make sure that one really saw correctly. When the boy led a goat into the park, everyone did a double take. When the nurse saw that the man had six toes, she did a double take.
See also: double, take

do a double take

to look at something or someone twice because you are so surprised at what you have seen He walked past her and she did a double take. Without his beard he was quite transformed.
See also: double, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nazih-Arabic
DouglassDUG-ləsScottish
Layne[lein]
Terezie-Czech
Ragna-Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Ancient Scandinavian
Su (1)-Turkish