phrase to look at and examine something or someone quickly: 对…草草检查一下；对…走马观花地看一遍 The security guards gave me the once-over, but they didn't ask me for any identification.保安人员草草扫了我一眼，但是他们没有向我要任何证件。 We sent a surveyor to the property to give it the once-over. The woman on reception gave us the once-over and evidently decided she didn't like the look of us. He gave my bike the once-over and said it wasn't worth fixing. I saw them giving your car the once-over as you drove in. See also