The security guard gave me the once-over but didn't bother checking my pass.
Can you give my essay the once-over before I hand it in?
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
give someone the once-over — give (someone/something) the once over informal to quickly look at someone or examine something in order to see what they are like. The security guard gave me the once over but didn t bother checking my pass. Can you give my essay the once over… … New idioms dictionary
give something a once-over — give (something) a once over informal to clean something quickly. I ll just give the carpet a once over with the vacuum cleaner before we go. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
give something the once-over — … Useful english dictionary
give it the once-over (to) — Check something but not spend a lot of time carefully reviewing it … American business jargon
give the once-over — give (someone/something) the once over informal to quickly look at someone or examine something in order to see what they are like. The security guard gave me the once over but didn t bother checking my pass. Can you give my essay the once over… … New idioms dictionary
give the once over — verb look at with a critical eye When the movie star entered, all the women gave him the once over • Syn: ↑give the eye • Hypernyms: ↑look • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s some … Useful english dictionary
give a once-over — give (something) a once over informal to clean something quickly. I ll just give the carpet a once over with the vacuum cleaner before we go. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
once-over — once ,over noun give someone/something the once over INFORMAL 1. ) to look at someone or examine something very quickly, in order to see what they are like 2. ) to clean something very quickly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
once-over — UK / US noun give someone/something the once over informal to look at someone or examine something very quickly, in order to see what they are like; informal to clean something very quickly He gave the new guy the once over and decided he looked… … English dictionary
once-over — {n.}, {slang} 1. A quick look; a swift examination of someone or something. Usually used with give or get . * /The new boy got the once over from the rest of the class when he came in./ * /Bob gave his paper the once over before handing it in./ 2 … Dictionary of American idioms
