take a gander at
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Definition of take a gander at
Look at, glance at, as in Will you take a gander at that woman's red hair! This slangy idiom, dating from the early 1900s, presumably came from the verb gander, meaning “stretch one's neck to see,” possibly alluding to the long neck of the male goose. For a synonym, see take a look at.
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Words nearby take a gander at
take a fall, take a fancy to, take a fit, take after, take against, take a gander at, take a hand in, take a hike, take a hint, take aim, take a joke
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