When you don’t have the time or ambition to do something thoroughly: “I’m not going to give the place a real cleaning, I’ll just ________.”
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE | 384 |
| HIT THE HIGH SPOTS | 99 |
| GIVE IT A ONCE-OVER | 72 |
| BRUSH IT UP | 29 |
| GIVE IT THE ONCE-OVER | 23 |
| NR | 22 |
| SKIM OVER IT | 22 |
| GIVE IT A QUICK ONCE-OVER | 19 |
| SKIP OVER IT | 19 |
| TOUCH IT UP | 16 |
| GO OVER IT LIGHTLY | 14 |
| GIVE IT A LICK | 13 |
| GIVE IT A HIT AND A MISS | 12 |
| HIT AND MISS | 12 |
| GIVE IT A GOING-OVER | 9 |
| GO OVER IT | 9 |
| HIT THE HIGH PLACES | 9 |
| SLICK IT UP | 9 |
| GIVE IT A ONCE-OVER-LIGHTLY | 8 |
| LICK AND A PROMISE | 8 |
| BRUSH IT OVER | 7 |
| BRUSH OVER IT | 7 |
| GO OVER THE TOP | 7 |
| STRAIGHTEN IT UP | 7 |
| STRAIGHTEN UP | 7 |
| GIVE IT A QUICK GOING-OVER | 6 |
| SKIM OVER THE TOP | 6 |
| SLICK IT OVER | 6 |
| TIDY IT UP | 6 |
| TIDY UP | 6 |
| GIVE IT A HIT AND MISS | 5 |
| GIVE IT A SLICK AND A PROMISE | 5 |
| HALF-DO IT | 5 |
| RUN OVER IT | 5 |
| GIVE IT A BRUSH-OVER | 4 |
| GO OVER IT HAPHAZARD | 4 |
| HALFWAY DO IT | 4 |
| HIT IT A LICK AND A PROMISE | 4 |
| PICK IT UP | 4 |
| RUN THROUGH IT | 4 |
| SKIP OVER | 4 |
| BRUSH THROUGH IT | 3 |
| GIVE IT A BRUSH-UP | 3 |
| ONCE-OVER | 3 |
| SKIM OVER | 3 |
| SKIM THROUGH IT | 3 |
| THROW IT TOGETHER | 3 |
| TIDY UP A LITTLE | 3 |
| BRUSH OVER | 2 |
| CLEAN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR | 2 |
| DO IT HALF-ASSED | 2 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A DASH | 2 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A POLISH | 2 |
| GIVE IT A LIGHT TOUCH | 2 |
| GIVE IT A QUICK ONE | 2 |
| GIVE IT A QUICKIE | 2 |
| GIVE IT A TOUCH-UP | 2 |
| GIVE IT ONCE-OVER | 2 |
| GLOSS IT OVER | 2 |
| GO ONCE OVER LIGHTLY | 2 |
| GO OVER LIGHTLY | 2 |
| HAPHAZARD | 2 |
| HIT IT A LICK | 2 |
| ONCE-OVER LIGHTLY | 2 |
| PASS OVER IT | 2 |
| PICK UP | 2 |
| PICK UP A BIT | 2 |
| PUSH THE DUST UNDER THE RUG | 2 |
| RUN OVER IT LIGHTLY | 2 |
| SCATTER THE DUST | 2 |
| SHINE IT UP | 2 |
| SKIM | 2 |
| SKIM IT | 2 |
| SKIM OVER THE SURFACE | 2 |
| SLICK IT UP A BIT | 2 |
| SLIDE OVER IT | 2 |
| SMEAR OVER IT | 2 |
| SMOOTH IT OVER | 2 |
| TAKE OFF THE TOP | 2 |
| TAKE OFF THE TOP LAYER | 2 |
| TAKE THE TOP OFF | 2 |
| TIDY UP A BIT | 2 |
| TOUCH IT UP A LITTLE | 2 |
| TOUCH UP | 2 |
| WIPE OVER IT | 2 |
| BREEZE ON THROUGH IT | 1 |
| BREEZE THROUGH | 1 |
| BRUSH IT LIGHTLY | 1 |
| BRUSH OVER IT ONCE LIGHTLY | 1 |
| BRUSH OVER THE TOP | 1 |
| BRUSH UP HERE AND THERE | 1 |
| CLEAN A LITTLE BIT | 1 |
| CLEAN A LITTLE HERE AND THERE | 1 |
| CLEAN IT AS I CAN | 1 |
| CLEAN IT BEHIND THE EARS | 1 |
| CLEAN QUICKLY | 1 |
| CLEAN WHAT I CAN REACH | 1 |
| COBBLE IT UP | 1 |
| COMPANY-CLEAN | 1 |
| CUT THE CORNERS | 1 |
| DASH THROUGH IT AND DO A QUICKIE | 1 |
| DO A HALFWAY JOB | 1 |
| DO A HIT-AND-MISS JOB | 1 |
| DO A JAM-UP JOB | 1 |
| DO A LITTLE OF THIS OR A LITTLE OF THAT | 1 |
| DO A MOBBLE-EYED JOB | 1 |
| DO A SHIPSHOD JOB ON IT | 1 |
| DO A SLOPPED-UP JOB | 1 |
| DO IT HALFWAY | 1 |
| DO IT HAPHAZARDLY | 1 |
| DO IT IN THE MIDDLE AND PRAY NO ONE LOOKS UNDER THE FURNITURE | 1 |
| DO IT LIGHTLY | 1 |
| DO IT ONCE OVER LIGHTLY | 1 |
| DO IT OVER | 1 |
| DO IT OVER QUICKLY | 1 |
| DO IT QUICK | 1 |
| DO IT QUICKLY | 1 |
| DO IT SLIPSHOD | 1 |
| DO THE SURFACES | 1 |
| DO THE TOP | 1 |
| DRESS IT UP A LITTLE | 1 |
| DUNG HER OUT | 1 |
| DUST A LITTLE | 1 |
| DUST HERE AND THERE | 1 |
| DUST IT | 1 |
| DUST IT OVER | 1 |
| DUST OVER A LITTLE | 1 |
| DUST UP | 1 |
| FIX IT UP | 1 |
| GET THE WORST | 1 |
| GIVE A HIT AND MISS | 1 |
| GIVE A SLICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A BRUSH-OFF | 1 |
| “GIVE IT A BRUSH-OVER, HIT AND MISS” | 1 |
| GIVE IT A FEW LICKS | 1 |
| GIVE IT A HIT AND A LICK | 1 |
| GIVE IT A HIT OR A MISS | 1 |
| GIVE IT A HIT OR MISS | 1 |
| GIVE IT A HIT-OR-MISS CLEANING | 1 |
| GIVE IT A JESSE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A MISS | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND PROMISE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LICK-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LIGHT GOING-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A LITTLE WIPE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A ONCET-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A ONE-TWO-THREE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A PASS-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A QUICK-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A ROUGH JOB | 1 |
| GIVE IT A SLAP-DASH | 1 |
| GIVE IT A SLICKING-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A SLICK-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT A SWEEP | 1 |
| GIVE IT A TEMPORARY BRUSHING | 1 |
| GIVE IT A TEMPORARY CLEANING | 1 |
| GIVE IT A TOUCH HERE AND THERE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A TOUCH-AND-GO | 1 |
| GIVE IT A TRY | 1 |
| GIVE IT A WHIPSY-DOODLE | 1 |
| GIVE IT A WHISK | 1 |
| GIVE IT AN EASY GOING-OVER | 1 |
| GIVE IT AN IRISH WASH | 1 |
| GIVE IT AN UNDER-RUG JOB | 1 |
| GIVE IT JUST A BRUSH AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| GIVE IT ONCE-OVER-LIGHTLY | 1 |
| GIVE IT SLICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| GIVE IT THE BRUSH-UP | 1 |
| GIVE IT THE GO-BY | 1 |
| GIVE THE ONCE-OVER | 1 |
| GO IT OVER | 1 |
| GO OVER IT FAST | 1 |
| GO OVER IT HALFWAY | 1 |
| GO OVER IT IN A HIT-OR-MISS FASHION | 1 |
| GO OVER IT ONCE | 1 |
| GO OVER IT ONCE LIGHTLY | 1 |
| GO OVER IT ONCE QUICKLY | 1 |
| GO OVER IT SLIGHTLY | 1 |
| GO OVER THE EDGES | 1 |
| GO OVER THE SURFACE | 1 |
| GO OVER THE TOP OF IT | 1 |
| GOING-OVER | 1 |
| HALF-BAKED JOB | 1 |
| HIT AND A MISS | 1 |
| HIT IN THE HIGH PLACES | 1 |
| HIT IT A LICK AND A MISS | 1 |
| HIT IT A LICK HERE AND THERE AND LET IT GO | 1 |
| HIT IT IN HIGH PLACES | 1 |
| HIT IT IN THE HIGH PLACES | 1 |
| HIT IT LICK AND PROMISE | 1 |
| HIT IT OR MISS IT | 1 |
| HIT OR MISS | 1 |
| HIT THE HIGH OR LOW | 1 |
| HIT THE HIGH POINTS | 1 |
| HIT THE MIDDLE | 1 |
| HIT-AND-MISS JOB | 1 |
| KIND OF BRUSH UP | 1 |
| KIND OF CLEAN IT UP | 1 |
| KIND OF RUN OVER IT | 1 |
| LICK AND PROMISE | 1 |
| LIGHT BRUSH-OVER | 1 |
| LIGHT GOING-OVER | 1 |
| MAKE A PASS AT IT | 1 |
| MAKE A PATH THROUGH IT | 1 |
| MAKE BELIEVE | 1 |
| MAKE OUT | 1 |
| MOP | 1 |
| MOP OVER | 1 |
| MUCK IT OUT | 1 |
| MUCKING OUT | 1 |
| MUDDLE THROUGH | 1 |
| NIGGER OVER IT | 1 |
| PART CLEAN | 1 |
| PASS OVER THE SURFACE | 1 |
| PATCH IT UP | 1 |
| PICK UP A LITTLE | 1 |
| PICK UP THE MIDDLE | 1 |
| POLISH IT OFF | 1 |
| PUT IF OFF | 1 |
| PUT IT OFF TILL LATER | 1 |
| PUT IT OFF TILL TOMORROW | 1 |
| RUSH OVER IT | 1 |
| SCAMPED IT | 1 |
| SHOVE IT UNDER THE RUG | 1 |
| SKIM IT OVER | 1 |
| SKIM THE SURFACE | 1 |
| SKIM THROUGH | 1 |
| SKIMP | 1 |
| SKIMP OVER IT | 1 |
| SKIN OVER IT | 1 |
| SKIN THE TOP | 1 |
| SKIP IT | 1 |
| SKIP THROUGH IT | 1 |
| SLICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| SLIGHTING IN MY WORK | 1 |
| SLIP OVER | 1 |
| SLIP OVER IT | 1 |
| SLOP IT OVER | 1 |
| SLOP OVER IT | 1 |
| SLOUGH OVER IT | 1 |
| SLUBBER IT | 1 |
| SMOOTH THINGS OVER | 1 |
| SPIN OVER IT | 1 |
| SPRUCE IT UP A BIT | 1 |
| STRAIGHTEN IT UP A BIT | 1 |
| STRAIGHTEN THINGS UP | 1 |
| STRAIGHTEN UP A LITTLE | 1 |
| STRIKE IT HERE AND THERE | 1 |
| SWEEP DUST UNDER RUG | 1 |
| SWIPE IT UP A LITTLE | 1 |
| TAKE IT EASY | 1 |
| TAKE OUT THE MIDDLE | 1 |
| TAKE THE TOP LAYER OFF | 1 |
| THROW SOMETHING TOGETHER | 1 |
| TIDY IT UP A BIT | 1 |
| TIDY IT UP A LITTLE | 1 |
| TOUCH AND GO | 1 |
| TOUCH HER UP | 1 |
| TOUCH IT AND GO | 1 |
| TOUCH IT UP A BIT | 1 |
| TOUCH THE HIGH POINTS | 1 |
| TOUCH THE HIGH SPOTS | 1 |
| TOUCH THE SURFACE | 1 |
| WHISK THROUGH IT | 1 |
| WON’T HIT THE CORNERS | 1 |
| WORK IT OVER | 1 |
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