going-over

going-over Definition

going-over (-ō′vər)

noun

☆ an inspection or examination, esp. a thorough one
☆ a severe scolding or beating

going-over Usage Examples

Converse of object

give: I myself first encountered him being given a particularly brutal going-over by Jacques Derrida.

Adjective modifier

thorough: Only then will you want to give Mernit's book a thorough going-over.

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