{n. phr.}, {informal} A careless, hasty job; an unsatisfactory piece of work. * /You didn't wash your hands. You just gave them a lick and a promise./ * /The boys didn't cut the grass properly. All it got was a lick and a promise./
LICK AND A PROMISE
Meaning of LICK AND A PROMISE in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012