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单词 once over lightly
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once over lightly
P11. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). once over lightly: cursorily, briefly; (spec. of a fried egg) turned over briefly during cooking. Also (frequently hyphenated) attributive or as adj., and as n.: cursory treatment.
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1933 N.Y. Times 15 Oct. ix. 3/6 El Brendel was engaged for three pictures, the first, ‘Once Over Lightly’, with Zasu Pitts and Pert Kelton.
1939 C. De Zemler (title) Once over lightly: the story of man and his hair.
1941 Time 12 May 55/1 Her pretty posturing, pouts, stunned, exotic stares are meaningless when she tries to do them once over lightly.
1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. at n. Had given political problems the once-over-lightly. S. Arne.
1967 M. Kenyon Whole Hog i. 16 The young man raised the egg... Was it sunny-side-up..or once-over-lightly?
1997 Fantasy & Sci. Fiction June 4/2 For those of you who want to know more about the new F&SF editor, here's a once-over lightly bio.
2002 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 12 Oct. 35 While the latter [television programme] was enjoyable enough, it was essentially a once-over-lightly spin round the coast.
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