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goingsover

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go⋅ing-o⋅ver

[goh-ing-oh-ver]
–noun, plural go⋅ings-o⋅ver [goh-ingz-oh-ver] .
1. a review, examination, or investigation: The accounts were given a thorough going-over.
2. a severe, thorough scolding.
3. a sound thrashing; beating: The hoodlums gave him a good going-over when they found him.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase go over
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