double take, do a



double take, do a

Show a delayed reaction to an unusual remark or circumstance; also, look at something or someone again. For example, He did a double take when his ex-wife appeared at his wedding. [1930s]
See also: double

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tommie['tɔmi]
Heard[hə:d]
Daugherty['dɔ:eti:]
DysonDIE-sənEnglish (Rare)
Caterina-Italian, Catalan
Ivanee-VAHN (Russian, Ukrainian), IE-vən (English)Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Macedonian, Slovene, En