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did a double takestresses
inf. глазам своим не поверил (I did a double take when I got the assessment for my home and saw that the land value had been hiked 35 per cent over last year while the home itself was valued 10 per cent higher. ART Vancouver)
do a double take
idiom. очень удивиться (VLZ_58); присмотреться повнимательнее (a rapid or surprised second look: It took a millisecond for it to register what I was seeing and a little longer for me to do a double take to make sure that I was seeing what I was seeing. • When Robert was walking home from the gym three days ago, he did a double take. Standing near a tree near East 1st Street and Cook Avenue was an 8 foot tall hairy creature with glowing red eyes. ART Vancouver); взглянуть ещё раз (a rapid or surprised second look: I saw a grey figure standing next to my car. I did a double take and it wasn't there anymore. ART Vancouver)