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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