once-over

[ wuhns-oh-ver ]

/ ˈwʌnsˌoʊ vər /

a quick look, examination, or appraisal.

a quick, superficial job: He gave the car just a once-over with a rag.

Origin of once-over

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

The two men give each other a once-over, in a way that suggests, why not?

Las Vegas Bets Big on Gays |Itay Hod |May 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I got just about the once-over from every brute there, and that was all.

Somewhere in Red Gap |Harry Leon Wilson
Were going to give this valley the once-over with a fine-toothed comb.

Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning |Graham M. Dean
How about it, Jeff—want to go along and give the big town the once-over or not?

J. Poindexter, Colored |Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

Besides, those Brungarian scientists are probably giving him the once-over with all sorts of electronic doodads.

Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X |Victor Appleton
But he came to immediate, and we all stood at attention while he give that bundle the once-over.

Believe You Me! |Nina Wilcox Putnam

once-over

a quick examination or appraisal

a quick but comprehensive piece of work

a violent beating or thrashing (esp in the phrase give (a person or thing) the (or a) once-over)