Look Over

The captain, a native Newfoundlander like myself, was a gruff fellow, and after giving me a cursory look-over when I first came aboard promptly dismissed me from his mind. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the deadline looms, leap into action, throw something together, give it a quick look-over and send it out. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To save money, ask an experienced real-estate agent to give the house a good look-over instead, says Brandi Pearl Thompson , an agent in the Chattanooga, Tenn., area. ❋ Amy Hoak (2011)

I'm not sure how the portable OO has changed since then, so the instructions may not even work for a modern install, but it's worth a look-over. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The map was stamped "CONFIDENTIAL," so we naturally gave it a long look-over. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Stuck in the hallway, with no escape in sight, I give her a real look-over and notice her skinny legs look like tent poles. ❋ Alan Silberberg (2010)

  I give myself a look-over, a smell, on the way down. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"I demand that you translate everything the “old Whitey” is saying," a man in a cheap Mao jacket said, giving us the look-over with a jaundiced eye. ❋ Philip J Cunningham (2009)

Amazon or another e-reader company would be remiss in not giving Pixel Qi tech a good look-over, just as the New York Times is along with other technologies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

PT's correspondent is right -- I will be giving the mailing piece a look-over later. ❋ Dan (2007)

I give myself a look-over, a smell, on the way down. ❋ Ginnah Howard (2009)

The way to check out whether your bank is dealing in Sharia products is to visit their website and give it a thorough look-over. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I don't see that suggestion in my initial look-over of the Hathor Legacy either. ❋ Michael May (2008)

She also spoke of her bout with diabetes recently and of how her family tricked her into going to the doctor by telling her they wanted her to go with them to the pasture to look-over the cows. ❋ Gumbo Lily (2008)

John: Hey [Joe], how does every [black joke] start? Joe: How? John: ([answers] by "looking over both shoulders"). ❋ Junior, Jr. (2008)