double takenoun
uk/ˌdʌb.əl ˈteɪk/us/ˌdʌb.əl ˈteɪk/informaldo a double take
to look at someone or something and then look again because you suddenly recognize him, her, or it or notice that something unusual is happening:
I did a double take - I couldn't believe it was her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using the eyes
- before your very eyes idiom
- beheld
- bore
- breathe
- come to sb's attention/notice idiom
- dart
- eye
- feast
- gawk
- get a load of that! idiom
- get him, her, you, etc.! idiom
- keep tabs on sth/sb idiom
- look-see
- observational
- out of/from the corner of your eye idiom
- passer-by
- saw
- sneak
- squint
- visual
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