ONCE-OVER-LIGHTLY


Meaning of ONCE-OVER-LIGHTLY in English

A quick or careless job, especially of cleaning or straightening; work done hastily for now. * /Ann gave her room a quick once-over-lightty with the broom and dust cloth./ * /"Just give my hair the once-over," Al said to the barber./ Compare: LICK AND A PROMISE.

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.