once-over-lightly

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once-over-lightly

1. Fig. a quick and careless treatment. (A noun. Said of an act of cleaning, studying, examination, or appraisal.) Bill gave his geometry the once-over-lightly and then quit studying. Ann, you didn't wash the dishes properly. They only got a once-over-lightly.

2. Fig. cursory; in a quick and careless manner. (An adverb.) Tom studied geometry once-over-lightly. Ann washed the dishes once-over-lightly.

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Inside a Cult" is a once-over-lightly examination of the phenomenon, with experts explaining how leaders exploit their followers and background on some infamously tragic American cults, such as the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate, and Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre. HERDS -- HUMAN AND ANIMAL -- GET CLOSEUP by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Layout, as well as the once-over-lightly tone, of this small book make it suited to browsing rather than research, even at an elementary level. Piquemal, Michel, with Melissa Daly. When Life Stinks: How to Deal ... by Goldsmith, Francisca / Kliatt The story being given the once-over-lightly treatment was about people eating more ready-meals than they used to. Cassandra: In my expert opinion. by The Mirror (London, England)			on top of on top of that on top of the world on tour on track on trial on vacation on view on watch on way On yer bike! On your bike! on your mark, get set, go once Once a priest, always a priest once again once and for all Once bitten, twice shy once in a blue moon once in a lifetime once in a while once more once upon a time once-in-a-lifetime chance once-over once-over-lightly one one after the other one and the same one brick shy of a load one by one One cannot be in two places at once One cannot love and be wise one day one eye on one final word one for the books one for the road One good turn deserves another One hand for oneself and one for the ship One has to draw the line somewhere one in a thousand one jump ahead one law for the rich and another for the poor one little bit One man's loss is another man's gain One man's meat is another man's poison One man's trash is another man's treasure One moment, please one of a kind one of the boys			Once More, with Feeling Once More, With Hobbits Once on This Island Once per Facet Once removed Once removed Once removed Once Saved Always Saved Once Upon A Child Once Upon a Christmas Village Once Upon A Lifetime Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time in Mexico Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Once Upon A Time Photography Once Upon A Tragedy Once-A-Day ONCE-CS Once-Daily Tablet Once-Daily Thoracic Irradiation once-in-a-lifetime once-in-a-lifetime chance once-in-a-lifetime opportunity Once-In-A-While Once-More-Collided Flux Estimator once-over once-over once-over-lightly once-overs once-overs Once-removed Once-removed Once-removed once-through boiler Once-Through Cooling Once-Through Cooling Water Once-Through Integral System Once-Through Steam Generator Once-Through Utility ONCECS oncer oncers oncet ONCF ONCFS Onchidiidae ONCHIT Onchocerca Onchocerca Onchocerca armillata Onchocerca bohmi Onchocerca cebei Onchocerca cervicalis Onchocerca cervipedis Onchocerca dukei Onchocerca flexuosa

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