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on the double

prep_phrase

Definitions

  1. Rapidly or immediately.

    • Fortunately, help arrived on the double, and the victim's injuries were soon treated.
    • My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble. / You see him comin'; better cut out on the double.
    • My love is alive (Woo), way down in my heart / Although we are miles apart / If you ever need a helpin' hand / I'll be there on the double just as fast as I can

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for on the double. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA