GIVE SB/STH A / THE ONCE-OVER


Meaning of GIVE SB/STH A / THE ONCE-OVER in English

( informal )

1.

to look at sb/sth quickly to see what they or it are like

2.

to clean sth quickly :

She gave the room a quick once-over before the guests arrived.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.