once-over
/'wʌns,ouvə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A swift, cursory examination or inspection: A quick, often superficial look at someone or something to get a general impression or to check for obvious issues.
Usage
- The word "once-over" is an informal, idiomatic noun. It is typically used with the definite article "the" in the phrase "give [someone/something] the once-over," meaning to quickly examine or inspect.
- It describes a brief assessment, not a detailed or thorough inspection.
Examples
- Noun:
- The mechanic gave the car the once-over before our road trip.
- She gave the document a quick once-over before signing it.
- I could feel him giving me the once-over from across the room.
Advanced Usage
- "To get the once-over": To be subjected to a quick inspection.
- The new security system got the once-over from the manager.
- The term often implies the inspection is done with the eyes, from head to toe for a person, or from one end to the other for an object.
Variants and Related Words
- Once-over-lightly (noun, informal): An even more casual or hasty examination.
- We only had time for a once-over-lightly of the proposal.
Synonyms
- Glance: A brief or hurried look.
- Look-over: An act of inspecting or examining something.
- Scan: A quick look through something.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Give something a once-over: The standard idiomatic phrase using this word.
- Always give your email a once-over for typos before sending.
Noun
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a swift cursory examination or inspection
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I gave him the once-over
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