once-over
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once-o·ver
(wŭns′ō′vər)n. Informal
A quick but comprehensive survey or performance: Let's give this memorandum the once-over.
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once-over
n
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)
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once′-o`ver
n.
1. a quick look, examination, or appraisal.
2. a quick, superficial job.
[1910–15, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | 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) |
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once-over
[ˈwʌnsˌəʊvəʳ] N (= search etc) to give sth/sb the once-over → echar un vistazo a algo/algnthey gave the house the once-over → registraron superficialmente la casa
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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)
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