| 词汇 | give a lick and a promise |
| 释义 | Idiom give a lick and a promisegive (something) a lick and a promise 1. to clean something quickly and not carefully. I put on my new suit, gave my shoes a lick and a promise, and left the house. 2. to do a job or piece of work quickly and not carefully. We didn't have time to do much clearing up in the yard - just gave the grass a lick and a promise. give (something) a lick and a promise1. To clean something hurriedly and carelessly. Just give those shelves a lick and a promise because Grandma will be here any minute! 2. To do something hurriedly and carelessly in order to get it done quickly and perhaps before a certain deadline. I told the interns to just give that mailing a lick and a promise because we were supposed to get it out weeks ago. |
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