double
Double entendre.
This idiom or expression like phrase represents:
A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is a little on the “dirty” side!
Double whammy
This idiom or expression means:
Twice as bad.
When two bad things happen at once or almost at once.
Related:
Triple-whammy.
On the double.
This idiom or expression means:
Quickly.
Right away.
When someone says “Come here, on the double,” they mean something like “Come here, right now.”
History:
This term comes from the military, where an order supposedly is to be carried out faster the normal pace.
