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 before I hand it in?

• mop up something
• more and more
• more by accident than by design
• more by accident than design
• more by luck than judgement
• More fool !
• More fool you!
• more like it
• more often than not
• more one thing happens the more
• more one thing happens the more another thing happens
• more or less
• more power to
• more power to someone
• more power to something
• More power to your elbow!
• more something than can shake a stick at
• more something than has had hot dinners
• more something than someone has had hot dinners
• more something than you can shake a stick at
• more than bargained for
• more than can shake a stick at
• more than has had hot dinners
• more than meets the eye
• more than someone bargained for