have a gander (at something)

have a gander (at something)
have/take a ˈgander (at sth) idiom
(informal) to look at sth
Main entry:ganderidiom

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  • have a gander at — have/​take a gander at spoken old fashioned phrase to look quickly at something Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry: gander …   Useful english dictionary

  • take a gander (at something) — have/take a ˈgander (at sth) idiom (informal) to look at sth Main entry: ↑ganderidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take a gander —    If you take or have a gander at something, which is generally new or unusual, you have a look at it or go to check it out.     Let s take a gander at the new shopping centre. Sally says it s fantastic …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • gander — UK [ˈɡændə(r)] / US [ˈɡændər] noun [countable] Word forms gander : singular gander plural ganders a male goose • have/take a gander at spoken old fashioned to look quickly at something …   English dictionary

  • gander — gan|der [ˈgændə US ər] n [: Old English; Origin: gandra] 1.) a male ↑goose 1 2.) have/take a gander at sth spoken to look at something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gander — gan|der [ gændər ] noun count a male GOOSE have/take a gander at SPOKEN to look quickly at something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gander — noun (C) 1 a male goose 1 (1b) 2 have/take a gander at spoken to look at something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • check something out — (informal) 1 the police checked out dozens of leads: INVESTIGATE, look into, enquire into, probe, research, examine, go over; assess, weigh up, analyse …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gladstone Gander — DisneyChar name =Gladstone Gander first appearance = Walt Disney s Comics and Stories #88 (January 1948) created by =Carl Barks voiced by =Rob Paulsen relatives =Goosetave Gander (or Luke The Goose) (father), Daphne Duck (mother), Donald Duck… …   Wikipedia

  • take a gander at — (slang) To have a quick look at • • • Main Entry: ↑gander * * * have/​take a gander at spoken old fashioned phrase to look quickly at something Thesaurus: to look at someone or something quicklysynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

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