Meaning of TO DO A DOUBLE TAKE and MY JAW DROPPED - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So in English when you do a double take,
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it usually means that you look at someone
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and you notice them,
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and then you look again, you look a second time,
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because something is different about them.
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Maybe your cousin comes over
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and maybe your cousin normally wears really old clothes
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with lots of holes in them,
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and you're always wishing that they would
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just wear a little something nicer,
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and then one day, your cousin comes over,
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and he or she is wearing brand new clothes.
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They have gone out and gotten a new outfit.
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You would probably look at them
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and then you would look again out of surprise.
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You would do a double take.
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So when you do a double take,
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it means you look at someone for a second time.
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Maybe someone you know got a really, really cool haircut.
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Maybe they normally have just a normal haircut,
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but they suddenly have shaved their head
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really short, like me.
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You might do a double take.
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You might look once and not really notice,
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and then suddenly look again and notice their new haircut.
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Another expression of surprise that we use in English
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is to say my jaw dropped.
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So maybe someone you know bought a brand new car,
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and the next time you see them, your jaw drops.
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When your jaw, this is your jaw, drops, you're like.
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So you can see on my face I had an expression
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that showed surprise.
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If someone drove in my driveway right now
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who normally drives a really old car
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and they were driving a brand new sports car,
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I would probably be surprised and my jaw would drop.
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I would probably go,
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and I would certainly be surprised.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here.
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You're learning English with me here today.
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I hope you're having a good day.
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I will see you on Thursday with another video.
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