- give it the once-over
- look at it quickly, do a hasty job, a lick and a promise
We drove by the house and gave it the once-over. It looks nice!
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give it the once-over
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give someone the once-over — give (someone/something) the once over informal to quickly look at someone or examine something in order to see what they are like. The security guard gave me the once over but didn t bother checking my pass. Can you give my essay the once over… … New idioms dictionary
give something the once-over — give (someone/something) the once over informal to quickly look at someone or examine something in order to see what they are like. The security guard gave me the once over but didn t bother checking my pass. Can you give my essay the once over… … New idioms dictionary
give something a once-over — give (something) a once over informal to clean something quickly. I ll just give the carpet a once over with the vacuum cleaner before we go. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
the once-over — See give it the once over … English idioms
give it the once-over (to) — Check something but not spend a lot of time carefully reviewing it … American business jargon
give someone the once-over — … Useful english dictionary
give something the once-over — … Useful english dictionary
give somebody the once-over — … Useful english dictionary
give the once-over — give (someone/something) the once over informal to quickly look at someone or examine something in order to see what they are like. The security guard gave me the once over but didn t bother checking my pass. Can you give my essay the once over… … New idioms dictionary
give the once over — verb look at with a critical eye When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over • Syn: ↑give the eye • Hypernyms: ↑look • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s some … Useful english dictionary
