once-over-lightly

once over lightly

Very quickly, cursorily, or carelessly. Hyphenated if used as an adjective before a noun. It's clear that the repairs were done as cheaply and once over lightly as possible. The senator assured reporters that this will not be a once-over-lightly investigation.

once-over-lightly

1. Fig. a quick and careless treatment. (A noun. Said of an act of cleaning, studying, examination, or appraisal.) Bill gave his geometry the once-over-lightly and then quit studying. Ann, you didn't wash the dishes properly. They only got a once-over-lightly.

2. Fig. cursory; in a quick and careless manner. (An adverb.) Tom studied geometry once-over-lightly. Ann washed the dishes once-over-lightly.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

once over lightly
dooper
duper
double or nothing
round robin
a round robin
flat chat
flat strap
eleventh hour
heads I win, tails you lose

References in periodicals archive

Layout, as well as the once-over-lightly tone, of this small book make it suited to browsing rather than research, even at an elementary level.

Piquemal, Michel, with Melissa Daly. When Life Stinks: How to Deal with Your Bad Moods, Blues, and Depression

词组	once-over-lightly
释义	once-over-lightly once over lightly Very quickly, cursorily, or carelessly. Hyphenated if used as an adjective before a noun. It's clear that the repairs were done as cheaply and once over lightly as possible. The senator assured reporters that this will not be a once-over-lightly investigation. See also: lightly, once, over Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. once-over-lightly 1. Fig. a quick and careless treatment. (A noun. Said of an act of cleaning, studying, examination, or appraisal.) Bill gave his geometry the once-over-lightly and then quit studying. Ann, you didn't wash the dishes properly. They only got a once-over-lightly. 2. Fig. cursory; in a quick and careless manner. (An adverb.) Tom studied geometry once-over-lightly. Ann washed the dishes once-over-lightly. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: once over lightly dooper duper double or nothing round robin a round robin flat chat flat strap eleventh hour heads I win, tails you lose References in periodicals archive Layout, as well as the once-over-lightly tone, of this small book make it suited to browsing rather than research, even at an elementary level. Piquemal, Michel, with Melissa Daly. When Life Stinks: How to Deal with Your Bad Moods, Blues, and Depression
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