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lick and a promise

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*lick and a promise
Fig. a hasty bit of work; a quick once-over. (*Typically: finish something with ~; give something ~.) I was pressed for time, so I just gave the housework a lick and a promise. Mary spent so much time on her history paper that she had to finish her math homework with a lick and a promise.
See also: and, lick, promise


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Rob (Horry) has to give us a little bit more than a lick and a promise, even if he is physically not ready to play or not 100 percent every night.
Do you give your yard a lick and a promise once a month purely out of respect for the neighbors?
 
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