double take

double take
A take, commonly used as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.

Smith passes the car and does a double take as he realizes it is on fire.


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  • Double Take — could refer to one of several things:*Double Take (film), a 2001 comedy film starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. * Double Take (1979 film), a 1979 film starring Tony Curtis *Double Take (2006), webseries starring Slaine Kelly *Double Take… …   Wikipedia

  • Double take — may refer to: Double Take (TV series), an Australian sketch comedy Double Take (1998 film), a 1998 thriller Double Take (2001 film), a 2001 comedy Double Take (Code Lyoko), a Code Lyoko episode Double Take (Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw album),… …   Wikipedia

  • double-take — 1922, from DOUBLE (Cf. double) + TAKE (Cf. take) …   Etymology dictionary

  • double-take — double takes N COUNT If you do a double take when you see or hear something strange or surprising, you hesitate for a moment before reacting to it because you wonder if you really saw or heard it. I did a double take when I saw her. I wasn t even …   English dictionary

  • double take — n do a double take to look at someone or something again because you are very surprised by what you saw or heard …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double take — noun count do a double take to react after a slight pause, because you are surprised by what you have just seen or heard …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • double take — If someone does a double take, they react very slowly to something to show how shocked or surprised they are …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • double take — ► NOUN ▪ a delayed reaction to something unexpected …   English terms dictionary

  • double take — ☆ double take n. a delayed reaction to some remark, situation, etc., in which there is at first unthinking acceptance and then startled surprise or a second glance as the real meaning or actual situation suddenly becomes clear: often used as a… …   English World dictionary

  • Double Take — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Double Take (film, 1979), film américain de Richard Quine ; Double Take (film, 1997), film américain de Mark L. Lester ; Double Take, titre… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Double Take — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Die doppelte Nummer Originaltitel: Double Take Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2001 Länge: 88 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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