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Definition of once-over noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

once-over

noun

Idioms

give somebody/something a/the once-over (informal)

1to look at someone or something quickly to see what they or it are like

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2to clean something quickly She gave the room a quick once-over before the guests arrived.

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