once-over









once-over


noun Informal.

  1. a quick look, examination, or appraisal.
  2. a quick, superficial job: He gave the car just a once-over with a rag.

noun informal

  1. a quick examination or appraisal
  2. a quick but comprehensive piece of work
  3. a violent beating or thrashing (esp in the phrase give (a person or thing) the (or a) once-over)

n.“inspection,” 1913, from once + over.

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