Идиомы и фразеологизмы английского со словом double. Страница два

Фразеологизмы со словом double. Страница два

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double-date
To go on a double date; date with another couple.
John and Nancy and Mary and Bill double-date.
double-header
Two games or contests played one right after the other, between the same two teams or two different pairs of teams.
The Yankees and the Dodgers played a double-header Sunday afternoon.
We went to a basketball double-header at Madison Square Garden and saw Seton Hall play St. John's and N.Y.U. play Notre Dame.
double-park
To park a car beside another car which is at the curb.
Jimmy's father double-parked his car and the police gave him a ticket.
If you double-park, you block other cars from passing.
double-talk
Something said that is worded, either on purpose or by accident, so that it may be understood in two or more different ways.
The politician avoided the question with double-talk.
Something said that does not make sense; mixed up talk or writing; nonsense.
Пустая болтовня; чепуха.
The man's explanation of the new tax bill was just a lot of double-talk.
Macklin gave me much double-talk, but I didn’t understand what he was driving at.
Маклин много болтал со мной, но я так и не понял к чему он вел.
on the double!
Hurry up!
"Let's go! On the double!" the pilot cried, as he started up the engine of the small plane.
Very quickly, immediately.
I deeply regret throwing you under the bus and I beg your pardon. I let my emotions get the better part of me, even knowing that you would have been here on the double.
x-double minus
Extremely poorly done, bad, inferior (said mostly about theatrical or musical performances).
Patsy gave an x-double minus performance at the audition and lost her chance for the lead role.