give (something) a once-over

1. To review, inspect, or examine something in a quick or precursory fashion. Can you give my paper a once-over? Just see if you spot any typos. Make sure you give those figures a once-over to make sure they are correct.

2. To clean something in a quick or precursory fashion. Just give those shelves a once-over because Grandma will be here any minute!

give someone/something the once-over

give someone/something a once-over

INFORMAL

If you give someone or something the once-over or a once-over, you look at them or examine them quickly. Penny gives me the once-over. I'm wearing a bright jacket that'll go down well with European viewers, she says. Could you give this email a once-over before I send it, please? Note: You can also just talk about a once-over. You could bring the car to a mechanic for a once-over.

give something a once-over

INFORMAL

If you give something a once-over, you clean it quickly. I found a vacuum cleaner in a small cupboard and gave the carpet a once-over. When you're in the bath, give your feet a once-over with a pumice stone to remove rough skin.

give somebody/something a/the ˈonce-over

(informal)
1 look at somebody/something quickly to see what they are/it is like: The landlord gave the house the once-over to check if anything was broken or missing.
2 clean something quickly: She gave the room a quick once-over before the guests arrived.

词组	give (something) a once-over
释义	give (something) a once-over give (something) a once-over 1. To review, inspect, or examine something in a quick or precursory fashion. Can you give my paper a once-over? Just see if you spot any typos. Make sure you give those figures a once-over to make sure they are correct. 2. To clean something in a quick or precursory fashion. Just give those shelves a once-over because Grandma will be here any minute! See also: give Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give someone/something the once-over or give someone/something a once-over INFORMAL If you give someone or something the once-over or a once-over, you look at them or examine them quickly. Penny gives me the once-over. I'm wearing a bright jacket that'll go down well with European viewers, she says. Could you give this email a once-over before I send it, please? Note: You can also just talk about a once-over. You could bring the car to a mechanic for a once-over. See also: give, someone, something give something a once-over INFORMAL If you give something a once-over, you clean it quickly. I found a vacuum cleaner in a small cupboard and gave the carpet a once-over. When you're in the bath, give your feet a once-over with a pumice stone to remove rough skin. See also: give, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. give somebody/something a/the ˈonce-over (informal) 1 look at somebody/something quickly to see what they are/it is like: The landlord gave the house the once-over to check if anything was broken or missing. 2 clean something quickly: She gave the room a quick once-over before the guests arrived. See also: give, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: give something a once-over give (one) the once-over give somebody/something a/the once-over give someone the once-over give someone/something the once-over once-over a little learning is a dangerous thing learning little knowledge is a dangerous thing little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a
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