GIVE IT THE ONCE-OVER

Meaning of GIVE IT THE ONCE-OVER in English

look at it quickly, look it over When I drove by the house, I gave it the once-over. It's nice!

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

GIVE IT THE ONCE-OVER — look at it quickly, do a hasty job (See also a lick and a promise ) We drove by the …
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OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, anes, from gen. of on, an one — more at one 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCE — /wuns/ , adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, from genitive of on one Date: 12th century 1. : one time and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
ONCE — adv at some one period of time; used indefinitely. 2. once ·adv by limitation to the number one; for …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
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OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
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ONCE — [once] adv [ME ones, fr. gen. of on one] (12c) 1: one time and no more 2: at any one …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — / wʌns; NAmE / adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. on one occasion only; one time : I've only been …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONCE — I. once 1 S1 W1 /wʌns/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: one ] 1 . on one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1. on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens once , it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
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ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~, it happens …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONCE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES once again/yet again (= used to emphasize that something has happened several or many …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONCE — (ONE TIME) [adverb] [not gradable] - one single timeI went to France once, but I didn't like it very much.We …
Cambridge English vocab
ONCE — Synonyms and related words : alone, already, ancient, anytime, anyway, anywise, apart, at a stroke, at all, at any time, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONCE — See: AT ONCE, EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
Slang English vocab
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ONCE — adv. at once once and again once more
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GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
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OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
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OVER — See ↑ ABOVE 1, ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ MORE 2, ↑ ON/ON TOP OF 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
ONCE — INDEX: 1. on one occasion in the past RELATED WORDS at once : ↑ IMMEDIATELY at once, at the same …
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GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER — adj. 25B6; preposition there will be cloud over most of the country : ABOVE, on top of, higher (up) than, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONCE — adv. 25B6; adverb I only met him once : ON ONE OCCASION, one time, one single time. he did not …
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GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
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OVER — prep. 1 above, on, upon, on top of, atop (of) She spread a tarpaulin over the boat to protect it …
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ONCE — adv. 1 once upon a time, formerly, (at) one time, on a former occasion, previously, before, in days gone by, …
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GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
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ONCE — I conjunction BAD : Once it will stop raining, we can go out. GOOD : Once it stops raining, we …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OVER — 1. предл. 1) а) указывает на движение или нахождение над каким-л. предметом над, выше a flight over the sea ≈ …
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OVER — over.ogg 1. ʹəʋvə n 1. излишек, избыток 2. приплата 3. воен. перелёт ( снаряда ) 4. спорт. серия бросков ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONCE — once.ogg 1. wʌns n один раз for once - на этот раз, в виде исключения do it but this once …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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