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double tap

idiom

A tactical shooting technique of pulling the trigger of a weapon twice in quick succession to deliver two shots to the same target zone.


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  1. 01

    double back

    To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.

  2. 02

    double booked

    Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.

  3. 03

    double bookkeeping

    The tendency, among those who experience delusions, to perceive reality and the delusions as both being real, while remaining unbothered by the discrepancy or inconsistencies between the two.

  4. 04

    double in brass

    To perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.

  5. 05

    double over

    To bend over deeply at the waist.

  6. 06

    double taker

    Something causing someone to do a double take.

  7. 07

    tap dance

    Any act or performance, especially one viewed as servile, designed to please, appease, or win the approval of others.

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