give the once-over

give somebody/something the once-over

to quickly look at someone or something in order to make a judgment The security guard gave me the once-over but didn't bother checking my pass. Can you give my list the once-over before I hand it in?

give somebody/something the once-over

(informal)

to quickly look at someone or examine something in order to see what they are like The security guard gave me the once-over but didn't bother checking my pass. Can you give my essay the once-over before I hand it in?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yordan	-	Bulgarian
Arnall	['a:nəl]
Chares	-	Ancient Greek
Haul	-	Welsh
Bernadine	BUR-nə-deen	English
Hanae	hah-nah-e	Japanese