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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
going-over
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I gave him a good going-over, I can tell you.
▪ It was neat as a new pin and showed no signs of the going-over it had suffered when Newman was last there.
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going-over

n. (alternative spelling of going over English)

WordNet
going-over
  1. n. a careful and thorough inspection

  2. a severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, dressing down]

  3. [also: goings-over (pl)]

Usage examples of "going-over".

Doyle had gone over to the Library already to see the dockets and give Kearney a good going-over.