tv. to scold or beat someone. : The boss gave me a good working over before firing me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Give a working overis always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.