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going-over n pl goings-over Informal
1. a check, examination, or investigation 2. a castigation or thrashing ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
going-over noun 1. examination, study, check, review, survey, investigation, analysis, inspection, scrutiny, perusal Michael was given a complete going-over and was diagnosed with hay fever. 2. thrashing, attack, beating, whipping, thumping, pasting (slang), buffeting, drubbing (informal) The bouncers took him outside and gave him a thorough going-over. 3. dressing-down, talking-to (informal), lecture, rebuke, reprimand, scolding, chiding, tongue-lashing, chastisement, castigation Our manager gave us a right going-over in the changing room after the game. Translations going-over [ˈgəʊɪŋˈəʊvəʳ] N (goings-over (pl)) 1. (= check) → inspección f we gave the car a thorough going-over → revisamos el coche de arriba a abajo we gave the house a thorough going-over (= search) → registramos la casa de arriba abajo going-over n (= examination) → Untersuchung f; to give something a good going-over (contract) → etw gründlich prüfen; house → etw gründlich durchsuchen; she gave the patient a good going-over → sie untersuchte den Patienten gründlich going-over [ˌgəʊɪŋˈəʊvəʳ] n (fam) a. (check) → controllata they gave the car a thorough going-over → hanno dato una bella controllata alla macchina b. (search) to give a house a going-over → perquisire una casa going-over [ˌgəʊɪŋˈəʊvəʳ] n (fam) a. (check) → controllata they gave the car a thorough going-over → hanno dato una bella controllata alla macchina b. (search) to give a house a going-over → perquisire una casa How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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