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
Sellers['seləz]
LakshmiLUKSH-mee (Hinduism)Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi
EngelbertENG-el-bert (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Lovett['lʌvit]
AllaAHL-lahRussian, Ukrainian
Celestine['selistin]