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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kohar	-	Armenian
Applegate	['æplga:θ]
Rory	RAWR-ee	Irish, Scottish
Diogenes	-	Ancient Greek
Cornelia	kawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kor-NE-lyah (Italian), kawr-NAY-lee-ah (Dutch), kər-NEE-lee-ə (English), kər-NEEL-yə (English)	German, Romanian, Italian, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Samo	-	Slovene, Medieval Slavic