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- n. An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.
- n. An overhaul.
- n. A severe, thorough scolding.
- n. A sound thrashing, beating.
- v. present participle of go over.
Examples
“Across the city I imagined Gráinne and Donnacha driving to their home in Terenure; I imagined her going over the evening, indignant about some of the things said, satisfied at others.”
“I have to say I shall take part ownership for the initial error of going over the bridge, HOWEVER, when we started to get towards the port and the footpaths ran out, I did point out to Ray Mears that I wasn't sure if people were really meant to be going down there as if they had wanted us to walk down there surely they would have provided a footpath/sidewalk.”
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“Other than not bothering the sleeping Lori Pierce, Nick and Warrick had searched the house from top to bottom, giving the home a much more thorough going over than the first time.”
“And I remember going over to the bar afterwards, and the lady who owned the bar, she made me bartend, so I would get all the tips.”
“LEVINEin one final attempt: “What does going over it involve specifically?””
“Karl asked, as we all stood on the eleventh tee, performing the small housekeeping tasks golfers like to perform when they have to waitmarking a fresh ball, taking out a few more tees, going over the scorecard, rearranging the bungee cord yet again so that the bag sat properly on its carrello and the shaft of the expensive putter wasnt made crooked, offering sarcastic remarks about the people holding us up.”
“Jackie Smart, the forensic scientist, was going over the sweatshirt inch by inch with magnifier, tweezers, tape, and swabs, on the hunt for DNA.”
“This time we are going over the Taruntius crater, and the pictures and maps brought back by Apollo 8 and 10 have given us a very good preview of what to look at here.”
“As soon as he departed, the Astros pounced, taking Edward Mujica deep twice with Lee going over the visitors 'bullpen in left-center for his third homer of the year and Pence going about 15 degrees to the right of that for his second.”
“That enterprise had ended with me going over one rail of a Mississippi steamboat while the darkie, with a slave-catcher's bullet in him, had gone over t'other.”
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