going-over

go·ing-o·ver (gng-vr)

n. pl. go·ings-o·ver (gngz-) Informal

1. An examination; an inspection.

2.

a. A severe beating.

b. A severe reprimand.

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going-over

n pl goings-over Informal

1. a check, examination, or investigation

2. a castigation or thrashing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	going-over - a careful and thorough inspection examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
	2.	going-over - a severe scolding bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, upbraiding, earful rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

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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

2. (fig) (= beating) → paliza f
they gave him a going-over → le dieron una paliza

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

(inf: = beating-up) → Abreibung f (inf); to give somebody a good going-over → jdm eine tüchtige Abreibung verpassen (inf)

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

c. (violent attack) → pestaggio
to give sb a going-over → pestare qn