do a double take
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Waitstaff do a double take at having to get change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Something in your column made me do a double take.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Another digitally altered photo of the royal family is making news and photo agencies do a double take.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2024
But Galitzine’s daffy line readings keep making you do a double take.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
I look out the window and do a double take.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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