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once-over
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once-o·ver (wnsvr)
n. Informal
A quick but comprehensive survey or performance: Let's give this memorandum the once-over.

once-over
n 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)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.once-over - a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over"
examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Translations
once-over [ˈwʌnsˌəʊvəʳ] N (= search etc) to give sth/sb the once-overechar un vistazo a algo/algn
they gave the house the once-overregistraron superficialmente la casa
once-over
n (inf: = quick look) → flüchtige Überprüfung, kurze Untersuchung; to give somebody/something the or a once-over (= appraisal)jdn/etw mal begucken (inf)or kurz überprüfen or inspizieren; (= clean)mal kurz über etw (acc)gehen (inf); to give somebody the or a once-over (= beat up)jdn in die Mache nehmen (inf)
once-over [ˈwʌnsˌəʊvəʳ] n (fam) to give sb/sth the once-overdare una sbirciata a qn/qc
once-over [ˈwʌnsˌəʊvəʳ] n (fam) to give sb/sth the once-overdare una sbirciata a qn/qc


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