going-over

[ goh-ing-oh-ver ]

/ ˈgoʊ ɪŋˈoʊ vər /

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noun, plural go·ings-o·ver

[goh-ingz-oh-ver]. /ˈgoʊ ɪŋzˈoʊ vər/.

a review, examination, or investigation: The accounts were given a thorough going-over.

a severe, thorough scolding.

a sound thrashing; beating: The hoodlums gave him a good going-over when they found him.

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Origin of going-over

1870–75, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase go over

Words nearby going-over

going, going for one, going, going, gone, going my way, going on, going-over, goings-on, going to, going train, go in one ear and out the other, go into

How to use going-over in a sentence

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They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
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Perhaps on his own nowadays, Epstein is trying his best to webmaster over a dozen URLs.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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All over the world the just claims of organized labor are intermingled with the underground conspiracy of social revolution.
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After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
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After relievedly giving the pistol to the nearest soldier, he stumbled quickly over to Brion and took his hand.
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Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.
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British Dictionary definitions for going-over

going-over

noun plural goings-over informal

a check, examination, or investigation

a castigation or thrashing

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