do a double take

Posted by Grace on November 29, 2010
do a double take: that means to look at something or someone twice because you are so surprised at what you have seen.Examples:1. When I saw a man with 200 cm high walking on the street, I did a double take.2. Tom did a double take when he saw his father with another woman in a coffee shop.

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  • Grace November 30, 2010 2:36
    Mary did a double take when she saw her broken car.
    Thanks for your nice examples.
  • Dreamer Ḿǻ₦ November 29, 2010 23:03
    Ida did a double take when she saw a handsome guy avatar on the right list in EC chat room
    • Dreamer Ḿǻ₦ > Dreamer Ḿǻ₦ November 30, 2010 20:35
      I usually do a double take when i see the beauty and innocence of zahra , all blessing for her
    • Grace > Dreamer Ḿǻ₦ November 30, 2010 12:17
      hahaa..^^
    • Grace > Dreamer Ḿǻ₦ November 30, 2010 2:40
      Sometimes I did so. ^_^
      Thanks for your example.
  • Omar Alboga November 29, 2010 19:11
    I did a double take when I noticed that Gracy had a new post ;) .
    thanks for the new idiom ;)
    • Grace > Omar Alboga November 30, 2010 2:37
      You are welcome, dear friend.
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