give something a lick and a promise

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• give (something) a lick and a promise — 1. to clean something quickly and not carefully. I put on my new suit, gave my shoes a lick and a promise, and left the house. 2. to do a job or piece of work quickly and not carefully. We didn t have time to do much clearing up in the yard just… …   New idioms dictionary

• a lick and a promise — If you give something a lick and a promise, you do it hurriedly, most often incompletely, intending to return to it later …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• lick and promise —    If you give something a lick and a promise, you make a quick attempt to clean it, with the intention of doing it more thoroughly later.     She gave the kitchen a lick and a promise before she ran to catch the bus …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• lick — lick1 S3 [lık] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tongue)¦ 2¦(sport)¦ 3¦(flames/waves)¦ 4 have (got) something licked 5 lick your lips 6 lick your wounds 7 lick somebody s boots ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: liccian] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lick — 1 verb 1 TONGUE (T) to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, clean it etc: The dog jumped up and licked her face. 2 SPORT (T) informal to defeat an opponent: I reckon we could lick the best teams in Georgia. 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• neglect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disregard Nouns 1. neglect, negligence, carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, dereliction, delinquency; omission, oversight, laches, default; benign neglect; rashness; procrastination. See… …   English dictionary for students

• once-over — {n.}, {slang} 1. A quick look; a swift examination of someone or something. Usually used with give or get . * /The new boy got the once over from the rest of the class when he came in./ * /Bob gave his paper the once over before handing it in./ 2 …   Dictionary of American idioms

• once-over — {n.}, {slang} 1. A quick look; a swift examination of someone or something. Usually used with give or get . * /The new boy got the once over from the rest of the class when he came in./ * /Bob gave his paper the once over before handing it in./ 2 …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Toxic Twins — The Toxic Twins is a nickname given to lead singer Steven Tyler and lead guitarist Joe Perry of American hard rock band Aerosmith. They were given that name in the 1970s, due to their rampant use of drugs and alcohol both on and off stage, which… …   Wikipedia

• once-over — noun slang 1. A quick look; a swift examination of someone or something. Usually used with give or get . The new boy got the once over from the rest of the class when he came in. Bob gave his paper the once over before handing it in. 2. or once… …   Словарь американских идиом

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium