see double
idiom
: to see two things when only one thing is present
As her eyesight got worse, she began seeing double.
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Much of this is music to the ears of the global South coming at a time when many people see double standards in the West’s response to the Ukraine war and Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023
Fondtain will see double duty for the Aztecs after limiting himself to the field last season.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022
Major metro areas could see double the delays.
—Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 23 Nov. 2021
Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023
Fondtain will see double duty for the Aztecs after limiting himself to the field last season.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2022
Major metro areas could see double the delays.
—Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 23 Nov. 2021
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“See double.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20double. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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