- 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. 2014.
give a once-over
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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 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
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
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
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 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
once-over — n give sth the/a once over a) to look at someone or something quickly to check what they are like b) to clean or tidy something quickly … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — noun 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. or once… … Словарь американских идиом
