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once-o⋅ver

[wuhns-oh-ver]
–noun Informal.
1. a quick look, examination, or appraisal.
2. a quick, superficial job: He gave the car just a once-over with a rag.

Origin:
1910–15, Americanism
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once-o·ver   (wŭns'ō'vər)
n.   Informal
A quick but comprehensive survey or performance: Let's give this memorandum the once-over.
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