take a gander (at something)
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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
take a gander (at someone or something) — tv. to look at someone or something. (See also gander.) □ Wow, take a gander at this chick! □ I wanted to take a gander at the new computer before they started using it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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
have a gander (at something) — have/take a ˈgander (at sth) idiom (informal) to look at sth Main entry: ↑ganderidiom … Useful english dictionary
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 — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gandra; akin to Old English gōs goose Date: before 12th century 1. an adult male goose 2. simpleton II. noun Etymology: probably from 1gander; from the outstretched neck of a person craning to… … New Collegiate 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
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
