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 QUICK ONCE-OVER | 7 |
| STRAIGHTEN IT UP | 5 |
| GIVE IT A ONCE-OVER | 4 |
| TOUCH IT UP | 4 |
| GIVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE | 3 |
| DO A QUICK SWEEP | 2 |
| GIVE IT THE ONCE-OVER | 2 |
| HIT THE HIGH SPOTS | 2 |
| DO A SPIT AND POLISH | 1 |
| GIVE IT A HIT AND A MISS | 1 |
| LICK AND A PROMISE | 1 |
| TIDY UP | 1 |
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