do a takeoff on

do a takeoff on someone or something

to perform a parody on someone or something. The comedian did a takeoff on the president, and everyone thought it was terribly funny.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alfonz	-	Slovene
Gore	GAWR	English (Rare)
Yishma'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Kodey	KO-dee	English (Rare)
Alice	AL-is (English), a-LEES (French), ah-LEE-che (Italian)	English, French, Portuguese, Italian
Cyrus	SIE-rəs (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)