give a once-over



give something a once-over

  (informal)
to clean something quickly (often + with ) I'll just give the carpet a once-over with the vacuum cleaner before we go.
See also: give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sigur&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Miervaldis-Latvian
BlasBLAHSSpanish
Preben-Danish, Norwegian
Isidoraee-see-DHO-rah (Spanish), ee-zee-DO-rah (Italian), iz-i-DAWR-ə (English)Serbian, Macedonian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Gr
HorusHAWR-əs (English)Egyptian Mythology (Latinized)