ONCE-OVER-LIGHTLY


Meaning of ONCE-OVER-LIGHTLY in English

I. | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

( -es )

Etymology: from the phrase once over lightly

: once-over ; especially : an especially casual or cursory or gingerly once-over

had given political problems the once-over-lightly — Sigrid Arne

II. | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

: swift and usually casual or cursory or gingerly

gets the once-over-lightly treatment — Sidney Hyman

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.