double shuffle

double shuffle
   пoпыткa cpoчнo иcпpaвить пoлoжeниe, нaвecти пopядoк, нaпpaвить paзгoвop в нужнoe pуcлo (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to do)
    The three of them fell into step. This meant that every now and then Simon had to do a douole shuffle to catch up with the others (W. Golding). 'Now who would like to see my slides?' said their hostess brightly. 'I wouldn't,' he started to say abstractedly, but being a master of the double shuffle, coughed as if he had caught his breath unexpectedly, and added 'miss that for the world'

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  • Double shuffle — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • double shuffle — noun 1. : a clog dance characterized by fast syncopated taps of the feet 2. : the characteristic step in the double shuffle …   Useful english dictionary

  • double-shuffle — /dʌbəl ˈʃʌfəl/ (say dubuhl shufuhl) verb (i), noun Colloquial → double declutch …  

  • double-shuffle — doubˈle shuffˈle noun 1. A scraping movement made twice with each foot 2. A dance of such steps 3. A trick • • • Main Entry: ↑double …   Useful english dictionary

  • Double Shuffle —    1858    B History of, 107 108. Md An ingenious device resorted to by Macdonald, Cartier, and their colleagues, to avoid the necessity of re election, 85 87.    Bib.: Pope, Memoirs of Sir John A. Macdonald; Dent, Last Forty Years; Mackenzie,… …   The makers of Canada

  • double shuffle —  Rearrangement. Deception …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Double — Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Double base — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Double bass — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Double convex — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Double counterpoint — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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